Game #4132
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 31 October 1990


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Millwall
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,117
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
Aston Villa
2-0

Millwall

Assist(s) | David Platt | 49' |
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 31 October 1990
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Cascarino, Assist by David Platt
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt (pen)
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Stuart Gray, Sub on, Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Millwall
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 31 October 1990
Villa see off Second Division Millwall in the League Cup as David Platt 🏴 hits his tenth of the season.
Villa secure their 🟩 ninth win in 🕒 thirteen games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿.
Villa progress in the League Cup to their 8th place League placing and UEFA Cup achievements under the new boss.
Meanwhile former Villa great Bruce Rioch returns to Villa Park with his Millwall side, an incongruous match-up of ‘pragmatic’ management given his sublime on field skills.
Midfielder David Platt 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W56 🟨 D28 🟥 L41, ⚽ 54 Goals and 🔥 12 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement every 1.89 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Chris Price 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 107th appearance (105 Starts) to make it 🟩 W50 🟨 D25 🟥 L32, ⚽ 1 Goal and 🔥 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Tony Cascarino scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 22nd appearance to make it ⚽ 5 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #16 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Wednesday, 31 October 1990
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🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.94
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ian Ormondroyd replaces Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.25 |
Youngest Player |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | 22.26 |
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |

Millwall
GK Keith Branagan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 |
M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Allen (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Mick McCarthy | 🇮🇪 |
RB Paul Stephenson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 214 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 79 | 57 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 16* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Oct 1990, Villa 2-0 Millwall, Villa Parj


MATCH REPORTS
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