Game #4281
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 6 October 1993
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,856
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 6 October 1993
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🟥 | 60’ Sending off, (Birmingham City), Paul Tait
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Ray Houghton
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Dean Saunders
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Richardson, Foul
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
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 6 October 1993
Villa repeat the trick and beat second tier Birmingham yet again however midfielder Paul Tait and manager Terry Cooper take defeat far from well as one is sent off and the other reported to the FA.
Villa make it 6 wins in a row against neighbours Birmingham going back to 1987, scoring 17 and conceding 1.
Gordon Cowans makes his 500th start in a Villa shirt (522 Appearances) to make it W230 D129 L163, 59 Goals and 95 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.39 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dean Saunders scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 58th appearance to make it W30 D17 L11, 20 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
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
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Wednesday, 6 October 1993
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🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1990–1998
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 2-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 32 🟥 31 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1990–1998
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 April 1993, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟥
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟥 Paul Tait
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Bosnich replaces Nigel Spink as Tony Daley comes in for Guy Whittingham.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.08 |
Oldest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 34.97 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 21.75 |
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Cooper | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Kevin Miller | 🏴 |
LB John Frain | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
CB Richard Dryden | 🏴 |
D Paul Mardon | 🏴 |
RB Scott Hiley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Louie Donowa | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lyndon Hooper | 🇨🇦 |
M Paul Tait | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M David Smith | 🏴 |
CF Carl-Steven Shutt | 🏴 |
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Scott Hiley | 🏴 | (CB Paul Fenwick | 🇨🇦 |)
🔁 | M Louie Donowa | 🏴 | (M Richard Scott | 🏴 |)
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Steadman
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
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | | 58 | 4* | 4 | 11 | 27* | 19 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 22 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Oct 1993, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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