Game #4299
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 January 1994
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Exeter City
Attendance: 10,570
St James' Park
Exeter City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Paul McGrath, making headlines despite being nowhere near the game.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1994
🕒 | HT Exeter City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-0, Dean Saunders (pen)
🕒 | FT Exeter City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Villa's win over third division Exeter in the third round of the FA Cup is overshadowed by claim and counterclaim about Paul McGrath's latest squad absence.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Exeter City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Exeter City
Previous 5 vs. Exeter: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Saturday, 8 January 1994
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 36 🟥 37 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1993, Villa 1-0 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa make three changes from the team that lost to Blackburn with Garry Parker, Dalian Atkinson and Shaun Teale returning. Paul McGrath, Guy Whittingham and Dave Farrell drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 22.00 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Ball | 🏴 |
Exeter City
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
D Jason Minett | 🏴 |
CB Scott Daniels | 🏴 |
CB Peter Whiston | 🏴 |
LB Jon Brown | 🏴 |
M Stuart Storer | 🏴 |
M Danny Bailey | 🏴 |
M Simon Davies | 🏴 |
M Russell Coughlin | 🏴 |
F Steve Wigley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Michael Ross | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Steve Wigley | 🏴 | (M Martin Phillips | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Kenny Veysey | 🏴 |
CB Toby Redwood | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/14
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 10 January 1994