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Game #4472

Aston Villa

17-10-11, 61 PTS

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Sunday, 11 May 1997

5th (-)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น |

Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1995-96

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

In one change for the final game of the season Riccardo Scimeca replaces Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.37 |

Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | 33.82 |

Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.93 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Villa end the season with a victory over Southampton to finish 5th in the Premier League under Brian Little.

  • Riccardo Scimeca makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (44 Appearances) to make it W25 D9 L10 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
๐Ÿ•’

169

โœ…

168*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

74*

๐ŸŸจ

42

๐ŸŸฅ

53

โ›”

65*

๐Ÿฅ…

165

RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น |
๐Ÿ•’

39

โœ…

37*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

17*

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

10

CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

44

โœ…

25*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

25*

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

10

CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

77

โœ…

77*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

๐ŸŸฉ

36*

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

20

CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

177

โœ…

163*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

4

๐ŸŸฉ

77*

๐ŸŸจ

45

๐ŸŸฅ

55

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

104

โœ…

104*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

6

๐ŸŸฉ

48*

๐ŸŸจ

28

๐ŸŸฅ

28

LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

222

โœ…

215*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

25

๐ŸŸฉ

93*

๐ŸŸจ

62

๐ŸŸฅ

67

M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

96

โœ…

88*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

5

๐ŸŸฉ

45*

๐ŸŸจ

25

๐ŸŸฅ

26

M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

171

โœ…

170*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

26

๐ŸŸฉ

79*

๐ŸŸจ

42

๐ŸŸฅ

50

CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

85

โœ…

82*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

24

9

๐ŸŸฉ

40*

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

22

F Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น |
๐Ÿ•’

246

โœ…

206*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

82

37*

๐ŸŸฉ

106*

๐ŸŸจ

63

๐ŸŸฅ

77

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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Won

1-0

๐ŸŸฉ 10 May 1997, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 12' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 12โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Richard Dryden
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton

Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Sunday, 11 May 1997

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gary Willard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worthing, 1994โ€“1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Gary Willard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worthing, 1994โ€“1999

Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 49 | ๐ŸŸฉ 17 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 17 | โšฝ 63 | ๐Ÿฅ… 62 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 44 | ๐ŸŸฉ 16 | ๐ŸŸจ 14 | ๐ŸŸฅ 14 | โšฝ 56 | ๐Ÿฅ… 54 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 |
League Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 2 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | ๐ŸŸฉ 13 | ๐ŸŸจ 7 | ๐ŸŸฅ 4 | โšฝ 40 | ๐Ÿฅ… 19 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | ๐ŸŸฉ 4 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 12 | โšฝ 23 | ๐Ÿฅ… 43 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

๐Ÿ•’ 126 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 55 ๐ŸŸจ | 36 ๐ŸŸฅ 35 | 1.60

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Premier League

Southampton

10-11-17, 41 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 39,339

GK Maik Taylor | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
LB Francis Benali | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Richard Dryden | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Claus Lundekvam | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด |
RB Ulrich van Gobbel | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
RB Jason Dodd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Robbie Slater | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
M Jim Magilton | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
M Matt Oakley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mickey Evans | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Egil ร˜stenstad | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | ๐Ÿ” |

Graham Souness | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CF Egil ร˜stenstad | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | (M Matt Le Tissier | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Dave Beasant | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Neilson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Eyal Berkovic | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Neil Maddison | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1975-76

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1996-97
Playing Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
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GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | #688 |
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GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
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GK Stuart Brock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
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CB Carl Tiler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #711 |
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CB David Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
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CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
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CB Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #663 |
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CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
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CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
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LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
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RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | #718 |
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RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
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LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #675 |
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M Andy Townsend | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #693 |
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M Gareth Farrelly | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #710 |
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M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
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M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
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M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
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M Saลกa ฤ†urฤiฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | #717 |
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M Scott Murray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |
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CF Dwight Yorke | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น | #668 |
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CF Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
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CF Neil Davis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |
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CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | #707 |
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CF Tommy Johnson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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