Game #4120
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 September 1990
Won
13th (+5)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,001
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 78' |
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 September 1990
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Brian Borrows
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Tony Cascarino, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
🔁 | Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Dwight Yorke
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 September 1990
Villa win for the first time under Jozef Vengloš courtesy of David Platt's 3rd goal in 3 games and most surprisingly, Tony Cascarino's 2nd in 4.
Villa climb to 13th in the first division table.
Dwight Yorke contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 3rd appearance (0 Starts) to make it W1 D0 L2, 0 Goals and 1 Assist so far in his early Villa career.
Paul McGrath secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 51st appearance to make it W25 D10 L16, 1 Goal, 3 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Gordon Cowans makes his 450th appearance in a Villa shirt (433 Starts) to make it W205 D105 L140, 58 Goals and 80 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.26 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ian Olney’s goalless streak extends to 19 games to make it 70 appearances (52 Starts), W31 D16 L23, 14 Goals and 4 Assists at a goal involvement per game rate of one for every 3.89 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa centre forward Cyrille Regis lines up for the Sky Blues.
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 8 September 1990
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🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1985–1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1985–1998
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ian Olney and Bernie Gallacher (first appearance of the season) replace Kevin Gage and Stuart Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.39 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.11 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 20.74 |
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
John Sillett | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
LB Paul Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Micky Gynn | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M José Perdomo | 🇺🇾 |
W Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Drinkell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
M Tony Dobson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | | 3 | 3* | 0 | 1* | 1* | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 September 1990, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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