Game #4231
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 October 1992


Drew
6th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Oldham Athletic
Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,457
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
Oldham Athletic
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dean Saunders | 81’ |
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 October 1992
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 0-1, (Oldham Athletic), Ian Olney
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Bryan Small, Sub on, Dave Farrell 🟢
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-1, Dalian Atkinson, Assist by Dean Saunders
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 1-1 Aston Villa
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
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 October 1992
Villa need an 83' equaliser to draw with Oldham as they fall back to 6th in the table under Ron Atkinson.
Villa are now unbeaten in 9, winning 6 under Ron Atkinson.
Midfielder Dave Farrell, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Redditch United in January 1992 for a fee of £45,000 to become the 692nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Dalian Atkinson makes it eight goals in 15 games this season and nine in 32 appearances in a Villa shirt (29 Starts) to make it W13 D12 L7, 9 Goals and 8 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career and one for every 1.50 games he has played in 1992-93.
Dwight Yorke makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (70 Appearances) to make it W28 D19 L23, 20 Goals, 10 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dean Saunders contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 8th appearance to make it W5 D3 L0, 6 Goals and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa forward Ian Olney scores Oldham’s goal.
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Dave Farrell | 🏴 | #692 | £63,000 signing from Redditch United
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
Oldham Athletic


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #66 |
Saturday, 24 October 1992
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🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Rodger Gifford | 🏴 | Llanbradach, 1984-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 66 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 18 🟥 20 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Rodger Gifford | 🏴 | Llanbradach, 1984-1996
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 April 1990, Villa 3-3 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make two changes from the team that could only draw with Blackburn with Steve Froggatt and Garry Parker dropping out whilst Dwight Yorke and Bryan Small (first start of the season) come in.
Starting XI Average Age | 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 34.24 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 20.96 |
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Joe Royle | 🏴 |

Oldham Athletic
GK John Hallworth | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |
CB Steve Redmond | 🏴 |
CB Richard Jobson | 🏴 |
RB Gunnar Halle | 🇳🇴 |
M Nick Henry | 🏴 |
M Paul Bernard | 🏴 |
M Mike Milligan | 🇮🇪 |
CF Graeme Sharp | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 |
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Dave Farrell | 🏴 | 🟢 | for LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Ian Olney (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | (RB Neil McDonald | 🏴 |)

🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK John Keeley | 🏴 |
RB Neil Adams | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Dave Farrell | 🏴 | | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 4* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Oct 1992, Villa 1-1 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH REPORTS
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