Game #4401
Saturday, 6 January 1996
Attendance: 26,021
Won
FA Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Gravesend & Northfleet
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Villa get past non-league Gravesend in the third round of the FA Cup despite the best efforts of the derided Villa Chairman to undermine the atmosphere.
Aston Villa
3-0
Gravesend & Northfleet
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Mark Draper, second minute strike
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Mark Draper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Gravesend & Northfleet
⚽ | 47' Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević
⚽ | 72' Goal, 3-0, Tommy Johnson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Gravesend & Northfleet
ON THIS DAY
Villa were originally drawn away however Gravesend & Northfleet forfeited home advantage in order to play the fixture in front of a bigger crowd at Villa Park cue Doug Ellis deciding money trumped loyalty as he had season ticket holders forcefully moved from their allocated seats to make way for new paying customers.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Gravesend & Northfleet
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Gravesend & Northfleet
Previous 5 vs. Gravesend: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Saturday, 6 January 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 14 May 1995, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road.
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the FA Cup.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.76 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 32.48 |
Youngest Player |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 20.58 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Gravesend & Northfleet
Turner
Walker | 🔁 |
Gubbins
Mortley
Lamb
Murray
Gibbs
Blewden
Jackson
Cotter | 🔁 |
Powell | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | Walker (Harrop)
🔁 | Cotter (Best)
🔁 | Powell (Gooding)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"They came out of the tie with a lot of pride.
“They worked hard, were lively and well organised.
"I was a bit anxious at half-time and there will be some criticism that we didn't score more goals.
"But at the end of it they have had a good day, we got the right result, so everyone is pleased."
Brian Little.
*The Sunday Life*
Sunday, 7 January 1996
Villa manager Brian Little applauded non-League Gravesend for their performance in a 3-0 Villa Park defeat.
"They came out of the tie with a lot of pride," said Little.
“They worked hard, were lively and well organised.
"I was a bit anxious at half-time and there will be some criticism that we didn't score more goals.
"But at the end of it they have had a good day, we got the right result, so everyone is pleased."
Gravesend manager Chris Weller said: "The lads are upset and are a little bit disappointed.
"If you had said before the game that we would lose 3-0 we would probably have been satisfied. But at half- time I fancied we would get something out of it.
"The pleasing thing is that we matched them for fitness and were going right until the end.
"We have no regrets about switching the tie. The team has been tremendous and we have pleased a lot of people."
Villa’s goals came from Mark Draper in the second minute and a minute into the second half Savo Milosovic scored the second before Tommy Johnson played into a space and responded with an accurate shot across Turner in the 72nd minute.