Game #4274
Saturday, 11 September 1993
Attendance: 31,181
Drew
Premier League
6th (-)
Coventry City
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Villa Park
Villa are held to a goalless draw at home by Coventry as the forward line is guilty of missing a raft of chances for Ron Atkinson's side.
Aston Villa
0-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Dalian, spurned chances.
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🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
🔁 | 76' Sub off, Guy Whittingham, Sub on, Ray Houghton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
ON THIS DAY
Villa record a goalless home draw with Coventry City for the second successive season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 11 September 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 20 January 1993, FA Cup, Villa 3-0 Bristol Rovers, Twerton Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Atkinson named an unchanged line up from the team that beat Tottenham in the previous game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.12 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 24.66 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Bobby Gould | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizovic | 🏴 |
LB Steve Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Phil Babb | 🇮🇪 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M David Rennie | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M Willie Boland | 🇮🇪 |
CF Micky Quinn | 🏴 |
CF John Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | for CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | 76’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Williams | 🏴 | (CB Paul Williams | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 | (M Tony Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Tim Dalton | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Atkinson spurned the best chance of all, with a glaring miss six minutes from time, slicing a half volley way off the mark after finding himself unmarked on the penalty spot."
*The Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 12 September 1993
DEAN Saunders and Dalian Atkinson wasted the chances as Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw by West Midlands rivals Coventry.
The £4m strikers were off target time and again, as Coventry became the only unbeaten side left in the FA Premiership.
It was hardly the platform to send Villa off for their opening UEFA Cup tie against Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday night.
Atkinson spurned the best chance of all, with a glaring miss six minutes from time, slicing a half volley way off the mark after finding himself unmarked on the penalty spot.