Game #4267
Aston Villa
Sunday, 9 May 1993
Lost
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Queens Park Rangers
Attendance: 18,904
Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dean Saunders | 39’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tony Daley, danced past two tackles.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 9 May 1993
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Dean Saunders
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Les Ferdinand
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Neil Cox
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 1-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Bradley Allen
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, Martin Carruthers
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Richardson, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Earl Barrett, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Paul McGrath, Foul
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa finished second in the inaugural Premier League and had proved a superb, exciting footballing side that dominated the goal of the month and goal of the season segments.
Sadly Villa couldn’t quite keep up the momentum to take the title ahead of eventual winners Manchester United.
The run of 3 defeats to the end of the season flattered the Champions by giving the title race the look of a foregone conclusion as they finished 10 points clear.
The reality however was very different.
It remains a moot point as to how the final table would have looked if the ‘generous’ refereeing at Old Trafford on 10th April 1993 hadn’t gifted Manchester United a win.
Given the immediate results Villa produced thereafter it is not beyond credibility that Villa’s form would have continued through the final 3 games to win the title most observers felt Villa’s play deserved.
As it was however, Manchester United won their first title in decades.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Sunday, 9 May 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 2.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 102 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 6 February 1993, Villa 2-0 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
For the final game of the season Villa make one change as Tony Daley replaces Dwight Yorke.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 27.59 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 33.45 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 21.33 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Tony Roberts | 🏴 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
CB Darren Peacock | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 |
CF Les Ferdinand | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Bradley Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 69’ |
🔁 CF Martin Carruthers | 🏴 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jan Stejskal | 🇨🇿 |
LB Rufus Brevett | 🏴 |
F Devon White | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Martin Carruthers | 🏴 | 1992-93 | 🕒 6 | 2 (4) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #682 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday 10 May 1993