Game #4336
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 5 October 1994
2nd Round
Last 5 | 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Dave Farrell | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Nii Lamptey, Foul (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ugo Ehiogu, Ray Houghton, Andy Townsend, Earl Barrett and Nigel Spink drop out as Dave Farrell (first start of the season), Shaun Teale, Nii Lamptey, Michael Oakes and Steve Staunton come in.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.82 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | 19.83 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | #699 | Youth Team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Nii Lamptey | 43’ | 85’ | Guy Whittingham | 60’ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Michael Oakes
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Nii Lamptey
🕒 | HT Wigan Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal 2-0, Guy Whittingham
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 3-0, Nii Lamptey
🕒 | FT Wigan Athletic 0-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Nii Lamptey, Foul
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #12 |
Manager Game | #171 |
Wednesday, 5 October 1994

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1994-2001
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0 (8-0)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1994-2001
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 171 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 44 🟥 51 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:

League Cup
Wigan Athletic

Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,633
GK Simon Farnworth | 🏴 |
LB Andy Farrell | 🏴 |
CB Greg Strong | 🏴 |
CB John Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Joe Jakub | 🏴 |
RB Matt Carragher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dave Campbell | 🇬🇧 |
M Neill Rimmer | 🏴 |
M Ian Kilford | 🏴 |
W Andy Lyons | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Pat Gavin | 🏴 |
Graham Barrow | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | RB Matt Carragher | 🏴 | (W Neil Morton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Andy Lyons | 🏴 | (CB Paul Rennie | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Statham | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa record an 8-0 aggregate victory over Wigan in the League Cup as the mercurial Nii Lamptey hits a brace.
Goalkeeper Michael Oakes, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1991 to become the 699th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Nii Lamptey scores a brace on his 4th appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) to make it W2 D0 L2, 3 Goals and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
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