Game #4268
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 August 1993
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,994
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 38’ | Dalian Atkinson | 61’ |
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 August 1993
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Andy Townsend
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Dalian Atkinson, Assist by Andy Townsend
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (QPR), Les Ferdinand
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 QPR
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 2-1, Dean Saunders, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Dalian Atkinson
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 4-1, Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 QPR
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 August 1993
Villa open the 1993-94 with a stylish and comprehensive win over QPR as Andy Townsend made his debut.
Gordon Cowans, 34, makes his first appearance in a Villa shirt after rejoining the club from Blackburn Rovers in July 1993 on a free transfer. Cowans, the 582nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football, had left Villa for the second time in November 1991 as Ron Atkinson moved him on but the Villa boss would mend his error, bringing Cowans back to his spiritual home 18 months later to make his 511 Appearance (490 Starts), W225 D124 L162, 59 Goals and 95 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.32 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Andy Townsend, 30, contributes an assist on his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Chelsea in July 1993 for a fee of £2,100,000 to become the 693rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Dalian Atkinson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W23 D16 L11, 16 Goals and 11 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.85 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dean Saunders contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 45th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W24 D12 L9, 17 Goals, 3 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 95th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W43 D26 L26, 7 Goals, 13 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | #582 | Free Transfer signing from Blackburn
🟢 M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | #693 | £2.100,000 signing from Chelsea
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 14 August 1993
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🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 23 August 1992, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
Incidents: None
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Townsend makes his first start for Villa as Gordon Cowans makes his latest debut for the club he has served with such style.
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.04 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 24.58 |
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Tony Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Tony Witter | 🏴 |
CB Darren Peacock | 🏴 |
CB Karl Ready | 🏴 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
M Ian Holloway | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
CF Bradley Allen | 🏴 |
CF Les Ferdinand | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 59’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Holloway | 🏴 | (F Devon White | 🏴 |)
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jan Stejskal | 🇨🇿 |
LB Rufus Brevett | 🏴 |
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
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 511 | 21* | 59 | 95 | 225* | 124 | 162 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 14 August 1993, Villa 4-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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