Game #4295
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 December 1993
Lost
8th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Premier League
Wimbledon
Attendance: 17,940
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Wimbledon
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dean Saunders, captain for the day but goalless.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 December 1993
🔁 | 45’ Sub off, Dalian Atkinson, Sub on, Guy Whittingham
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wimbledon
🟨 | 65’ Booking, Mark Bosnich, Foul
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon), Dean Holdsworth
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Wimbledon
ON THIS DAY
Villa, without a league win in 5 matches, drop to 8th in the table.
Midfielder Gordon ‘Sid’ Cowans made his final appearance of his third spell with Villa at the age of 35 before moving on to Derby County in February 1994 for £80,000. Sid had played for Villa in three spells between 1975-76 and 1993-94 making 518 appearances and scored 59 goals.
Future Villa centre forward John Fashanu lined up for Wimbledon.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wimbledon
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Saturday, 11 December 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 130 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 36 🟥 35 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 31 August 1993, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Atkinson named an unchanged line up from the team that drew with Sheffield Wednesday in the previous game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.92 |
Oldest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 35.15 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 | 21.93 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |
Wimbledon
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
CB John Scales | 🏴 |
CB Scott Fitzgerald | 🇮🇪 |
RB Warren Barton | 🏴 |
RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 |
M Neal Ardley | 🏴 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴 |
M Peter Fear | 🏴 |
M Robbie Earle | 🏴 |
CF Dean Holdsworth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | for CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
M Steve Talboys | 🏴 |
W Andy Clarke | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
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
🔴 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 1976-93 | 🕒 527 | 506 (21) | ⚽ 59 | 🔥 88 | 🇺 17 | #581 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 13 December 1993