Game #4188
Aston Villa
9-3-7, 30 PTS

Saturday, 7 December 1991
7th (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | ๐ต๐ฑ |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ |
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994

Substitutes
๐ CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused Substitutes
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
F Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ankle
Team News
Tony Daley replaces Dalian Atkinson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.26 |
Oldest Player |
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 34.21 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | 20.11 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa bounce back from consecutive defeats to beat Manchester City as Tony Daley - playing as a striker in the absence of Dalian Atkinson - hits another screamer to round off the scoring and send Villa 7th.
Dwight Yorke, having scored 4 Goals in his first 35 appearances, scores his 7th goal in 10 games to make it 42 Appearances (27 Starts), W15 D11 L16, 10 Goals, 7 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.20 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Cyrille Regis scores for the second successive game and for the fourth time in nine appearances to make it 21 Starts, W9 D5 L7, 5 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.63 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Paul McGrath contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 112nd appearance to make it W47 D27 L38, 1 Goal, 5 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance to make it W8 D5 L6, 2 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
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โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Cyrille Regis | 26โ | Dwight Yorke | 40โ | Tony Daley | 70โ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 26' | Paul McGrath | 40' | Les Sealey | 70' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 26โ Goal, 1-0, Cyrille Regis, Assist by Steve Staunton
โฝ | 40โ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Paul McGrath
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City
๐ฅ
| 65โ Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City), David White
โฝ | 70โ Goal, 3-1, Tony Daley, Assist by Les Sealey
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester City
๐ | Sub off, Mark Blake, Sub on, Ugo Ehiogu
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 7 December 1991
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Ron Groves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Isle of Wight, 1984โ1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Ron Groves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Isle of Wight, 1984โ1994
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 124 | ๐ฉ 49 | ๐จ 31 | ๐ฅ 44 | โฝ 201 | ๐ฅ
187 |
League ๐ 115 | ๐ฉ 45 | ๐จ 30 | ๐ฅ 40 | โฝ 183 | ๐ฅ
171 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Home ๐ 65 | ๐ฉ 36 | ๐จ 17 | ๐ฅ 12 | โฝ 125 | ๐ฅ
70 |
Away ๐ 58 | ๐ฉ 13 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 32 | โฝ 75 | ๐ฅ
95 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 23 | ๐ฉ | 10 ๐จ | 5 ๐ฅ 8 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
โWe are back in the championship race.
โWe didnโt play well against Leeds United in our last game at home but it was great to come back with a win against Manchester City who have been going so well in the League.
โThis win will set us up for better things to come.โ
Cyrille Regis.
"It was a satisfying display.
โWe showed our character and commitment to beat a good team.
โIt was a very good performance and scored three cracking goals.
โThey were all good goals although I wasnโt too happy with the one we conceded.
Ron Atkinson.
CYRILLE Regis and Dwight Yorke scored cracking Villa goals.
Then Tony Daley beat them both with a superb volley from 20 yards.
David White raised City hopes with a 65th minute header but they were soon swept away again.
Ron Atkinson, Villa boss, said: "It was a satisfying display. We showed our character and commitment to beat a good team."
Daley struck Villa's third goal after 70 minutes.
Playing as a striker in the absence of the injured Dalian Atkinson, Daley lashed in a left foot volley from just inside the penalty area.
Villa took charge after Cyrille Regis had headed in a cross from Steve Staunton after 26 minutes.
Winger Dwight Yorke added their second five minutes before half-time, heading in his sixth goal in seven games.
Division One
Manchester City
9-4-6, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,265
GK Tony Coton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Neil Pointon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Keith Curle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Brightwell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Andy Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Megson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Michael Hughes | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ |
M Adrian Heath (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W David White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Mike Sheron | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Niall Quinn | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Peter Reid | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Michael Hughes | ๐ฌ๐ง | (M Michael Quigley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
M Garry Flitcroft | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1991-92
Playing Squad


































