Game #4277
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 21 September 1993
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Birmingham City
Attendance: 27,815
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Kevin Richardson, hit the winner in front of not the biggest crowd of his career.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 September 1993
💥 | 36’ Missed Penalty, (Birmingham City), John Frain
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Nigel Spink, Sub on, Mark Bosnich
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa face off against neighbours Birmingham City for the first time since their 6-0 victory in November 1988 and win once again despite losing 'keeper Nigel Spink to injury.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Tuesday, 21 September 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1981–1994
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 | 31 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1981–1994
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 November 1991, Villa 1-0 County, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Atkinson named an unchanged line up from the team that beat Ipswich in the previous game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.93 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.15 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 24.69 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Cooper | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Kevin Miller | 🏴 |
RB Scott Hiley | 🏴 |
CB Richard Dryden | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
LB John Frain | 🏴 |
M Louie Donowa | 🏴 |
M George Parris | 🏴 |
M David Smith | 🏴 |
CF Paul Peschisolido | 🇨🇦 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Saville | 🏴 |
CF Carl-Steven Shutt | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | for GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Paul Peschisolido | 🇨🇦 | (W Ted McMinn | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Tait | 🏴 |
Steadman
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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