Game #4400
Aston Villa
Monday, 1 January 1996
Middlesbrough
0-2
Aston Villa
Premier League
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,523
Won
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gary Charles | 22’ | Andy Townsend | 40’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alan Wright, "balding" defender opens the scoring with first goal for Villa.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 January 1996
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0 Alan Wright, Assist by Gary Charles
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0 Tommy Johnson, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa defender Neil Cox lined up for Middlesbrough
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Middlesbrough
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f6254e1a51ff4baea74f4b986027d3b3~mv2.gif)
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Monday, 1 January 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 6.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 17 🟥 15 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 March 1995, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Paul McGrath and Ian Taylor drop out as Dwight Yorke and Riccardo Scimeca return.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.75 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 32.47 |
Youngest Player |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 20.57 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f6254e1a51ff4baea74f4b986027d3b3~mv2.gif)
Middlesbrough
GK Gary Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Craig Liddle | 🏴 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Vickers | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Curtis Fleming | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Juninho Paulista | 🇧🇷 |
M Jamie Pollock | 🏴 |
M Phil Stamp | 🏴 |
W John Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Jaime Moreno | 🇧🇴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 | (CB Phil Whelan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | RB Curtis Fleming | 🇮🇪 | (M Alan Moore | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | W John Hendrie | 🏴 | (LB Clayton Blackmore | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f6254e1a51ff4baea74f4b986027d3b3~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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