Game #4299
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 January 1994


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Exeter City
St James' Park
Attendance: 10,570
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
Exeter City
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1994
🕒 | HT Exeter City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-0, Dean Saunders (pen)
🕒 | FT Exeter City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend, 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
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 January 1994
Villa need a Dean Saunders penalty to beat 3rd division Exeter in the third round of the FA Cup as Paul McGrath's absence dominates the headlines.
Mark Bosnich keeps his 16th clean sheet but it is his first in 7 games - his longest period without one since coming into the side - as his strong start to his career continues with 39 appearances, 38 Starts, W18 D9 L12, 33 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.85 goals per game and 16 Clean Sheets (41%) so far in his Villa career.
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'

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
Exeter City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Saturday, 8 January 1994
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🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 36 🟥 37 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1993, Villa 1-0 Tottenham, 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
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make three changes from the team that lost to Blackburn with Garry Parker, Dalian Atkinson and Shaun Teale returning. Paul McGrath, Guy Whittingham and Dave Farrell drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 22.00 |
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Ball | 🏴 |

Exeter City
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
D Jason Minett | 🏴 |
CB Scott Daniels | 🏴 |
CB Peter Whiston | 🏴 |
LB Jon Brown | 🏴 |
M Stuart Storer | 🏴 |
M Danny Bailey | 🏴 |
M Simon Davies | 🏴 |
M Russell Coughlin | 🏴 |
F Steve Wigley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Michael Ross | 🏴 | 🟨 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Steve Wigley | 🏴 | (M Martin Phillips | 🏴 |)

🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Kenny Veysey | 🏴 |
CB Toby Redwood | 🏴 |
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 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 38 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/14
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Jan 1994, Villa 1-0 Exeter, St James'


MATCH REPORTS
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