Game #4336
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 5 October 1994
Won
2nd Round
Last 5 | 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Wigan Athletic
Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,633
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
Wigan Athletic
0-3
Aston Villa (Holders)
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 5 October 1994
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Michael Oakes
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Nii Lamptey
🕒 | HT Wigan Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal 2-0, Guy Whittingham
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 3-0, Nii Lamptey
🕒 | FT Wigan Athletic 0-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Nii Lamptey, 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
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 5 October 1994
Villa record an 8-0 aggregate victory over Wigan in the League Cup as the mercurial Nii Lamptey hits a brace.
Goalkeeper Michael Oakes, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1991 to become the 699th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Nii Lamptey scores a brace on his 4th appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) to make it W2 D0 L2, 3 Goals and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | #699 | Youth Team promotion
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: 1993-94
Wigan Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #12 |
Manager Game | #171 |
Wednesday, 5 October 1994
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🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0 (8-0)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 171 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 44 🟥 51 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1988-2002
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Nii Lamptey, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ugo Ehiogu, Ray Houghton, Andy Townsend, Earl Barrett and Nigel Spink drop out as Dave Farrell (first start of the season), Shaun Teale, Nii Lamptey, Michael Oakes and Steve Staunton come in.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.82 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | 19.83 |
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 🟢 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Dave Farrell | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Graham Barrow | 🏴 |
Wigan Athletic
GK Simon Farnworth | 🏴 |
LB Andy Farrell | 🏴 |
CB Greg Strong | 🏴 |
CB John Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Joe Jakub | 🏴 |
RB Matt Carragher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dave Campbell | 🇬🇧 |
M Neill Rimmer | 🏴 |
M Ian Kilford | 🏴 |
W Andy Lyons | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Pat Gavin | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Matt Carragher | 🏴 | (W Neil Morton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Andy Lyons | 🏴 | (CB Paul Rennie | 🏴 |)
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Statham | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 22* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/14
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Oct 1994, Villa 3-0 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH REPORTS
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