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M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

2000-01 ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 0 (3) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 6 | #750 |

Midfielder

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M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

John Matthew McGrath

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
27 March 1980
Limerick ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.78 m
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Personal

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Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

1996-99 Belvedere FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

1999-01 Aston Villa Reserves ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Premier League

Transfer In

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1999-00
3 September 1999
19
Free
Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Career

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Villa Career

Villa Career

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Aston Villa 2000-01 | Free |
Premier League |
๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 0 (3) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 6 | #750 |โ€จ
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Played Under

Managers

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 2001 ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 0 (3) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 |

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Career Summary

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
2
3
0
3
6
1.00
1
0
2
33%
0%
67%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Competition Record

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๐Ÿ•’ League
๐Ÿ•’ FA Cup
๐Ÿ•’ League Cup
๐Ÿ•’ Europe
๐Ÿ•’ European Cup
3
0
0
0
0
โšฝ League
โšฝ FA Cup
โšฝ League Cup
โšฝ Europe
โšฝ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
๐Ÿ”ฅ League
๐Ÿ”ฅ FA Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ League Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ Europe
๐Ÿ”ฅ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
League Gi
FA Cup Gi
League Cup Gi
Europe Gi
European Cup Gi
0
0
0
0
0
League GPG
FA Cup GPG
League Cup GPG
Europe GPG
European Cup GPG
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
League GPGi
FA Cup GPGi
League Cup GPGi
Europe GPGi
European Cup GPGi
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

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Season by Season Record

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐ŸŽ‚
ใ€ฝ๏ธ
๐Ÿ†
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1999-00
19
PL
6th
0
0
0
1
0.00
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
2000-01
20
PL
8th
3
0
3
5
1.00
1
33%
0
0%
2
67%
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Age ๐ŸŽ‚, League ใ€ฝ๏ธ, Position ๐Ÿ†, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals Scored โšฝ, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ›”, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›” %
Season
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›” %

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ›”

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Honours

Villa Honours

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Played for the Villa

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1999-00
๐ŸŸจ 6 May 2000, Villa 2-2 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
2000-01
๐ŸŸฅ 1 January 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
20
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Did not Score
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
2000-01
๐ŸŸฉ 3 February 2001, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Bradford and Bingley Stadium.
20
John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
2000-01
๐ŸŸฉ 3 February 2001, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Bradford and Bingley Stadium.
John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Debut
Loans

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Loans Out

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Loans

2002-03 Dagenham & Redbridge ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
29 Nov 2002 to 1 May 2003
Football League Conference, ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | 28 (1) | โšฝ 2 |

Transfer Out

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
2003-04
8 July 2003
23
Free
Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

2003-05 Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division, League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 7 (7) | โšฝ 0 |

2004 Shrewsbury Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | 7 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2005 Kidderminster Harriers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | 18 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2005-06 Limerick FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Free
First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | 3 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2006 Weymouth FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference South

2006-07 Tamworth FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference Premier, ๐Ÿ•’ 45 | 44 (1) | โšฝ 4 |

2007-13 Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.18m
Conference National, League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 239 | 224 (15) | โšฝ 19 |

2013 York City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
League Two, ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | 9 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2013-14 Alfreton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference Premier, ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | 23 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

2014-15 Without Club

2015-16 Sheffield FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Northern Premier League Division 1 South

2016-22 Mickleover Sports FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2022 Retired aged 42

Quotes

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Quotes

Biography

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Biography

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Appearances

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Appearances

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #4644
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Starting XI: GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | F Gilles De Bilde | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Subs: F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4646
๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 2001, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
Starting XI: GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท | M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Subs: M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4651
๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2001, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Bradford & Bingley
Starting XI: GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท | M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Subs: M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
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M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Starts

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
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Starts
Subs

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Substitute Appearances

3

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Game #4644
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4646
๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 2001, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4651
๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2001, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Bradford & Bingley
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
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Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

6

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Game #4617
๐ŸŸจ 6 May 2000, Villa 2-2 Wimbledon, Selhurst
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4620
๐ŸŸจ 16 Jul 2000, Villa 0-0 Pล™รญbram, Na Litavce
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Alan Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | F Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Game #4622
๐ŸŸฅ 26 Jul 2000, Villa 0-1 Celta, Estadio Balaidos
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | D Aaron Lescott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | F Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Game #4623
๐ŸŸฅ 2 Aug 2000, Villa 1-2 Celta, Hawthorns
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
Game #4639
๐ŸŸจ 2 Dec 2000, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | F Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | F Gilles De Bilde | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
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Goals

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Goals Scored

0

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Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
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Assists

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Assists Made

0

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Assist(s)
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Cards

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Cards Received

๐ŸŸจ

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0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Game
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Villa Cards
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International

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

Matches

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M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 2001, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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Game #4644

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Durkin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Monday, 1 January 2001

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿคก |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
F Gilles De Bilde | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CF Darius Vassell ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 76โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐ŸŸข | for LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | 82โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Starting XI

GK Carlo Cudicini | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |
LB Jon Harley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Frank Leboeuf | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
CB John Terry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mario Melchiot | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Gustavo Poyet | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ |
M Slavisa Jokanovic | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
M Jody Morris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Samuele Dalla Bona | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Eidur Guรฐjohnsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | LB Jon Harley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Dennis Wise | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | (F Gianfranco Zola | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Eidur Guรฐjohnsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ | RB Albert Ferrer | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Ed De Goey | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
CB Bernard Lambourde | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 45โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ” | 76โ€™ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Darius Vassell
๐Ÿ” | 82โ€™ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, John McGrath ๐ŸŸข
๐ŸŸจ | 86โ€™ Booking, Ian Taylor
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • David James gifts the points to Chelsea to leave Villa with Boxing Day and New Year defeats as they tumble back to eleventh in the Premier League table.

  • David James makes another mistake against Chelsea and Villa have now lost their last three games against the West London side.

  • Left back Steve Staunton makes his first appearance in a Villa shirt following his return from Liverpool on a free transfer. Staunton, the 670th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football, had left in 1998 with a record of 261 Appearances (253 Starts), W112 D70 L79, 19 Goals, 30 Assists, 16 Bookings and 1 Red Card having run down his contract to secure a lucrative transfer away.

  • Forward Gilles De Bilde, 29, makes his 4th final appearance in a Villa shirt before returning to Sheffield Wednesday after his 3 month loan ended. De Bilde left with a record of W2 D0 L2, 0 Goals and 0 Assists.

  • Midfielder John McGrath, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing professional forms with the club in August 1999 having joined the youth set up from Belvedere FC to become the 750th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 2001, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

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Game #4646

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Graham Barber | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 13 January 2001

Premier League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | for W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | 46โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท | 47โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐ŸŸข | for RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 84โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
M Michael Standing | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Starting XI

GK Sander Westerveld | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
CB Stรฉphane Henchoz | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ |
CB Markus Babbel | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Sami Hyypiรค | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
CB Jamie Carragher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vladimir ล micer | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ |
M Danny Murphy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
M Dietmar Hamann | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Steven Gerrard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Emile Heskey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Jari Litmanen | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Steven Gerrard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Gary McAllister | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Emile Heskey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Michael Owen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Jari Litmanen | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | (M Igor Biลกฤ‡an | ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Jorgen Nielsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
M Nick Barmby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 24โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Danny Murphy
๐Ÿฅ… | 32โ€™ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard
๐ŸŸจ | 45โ€™ Booking, Alpay ร–zalan
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
๐Ÿ” | 46โ€™ Sub off, David Ginola, Sub on, John McGrath
๐Ÿ” | 47โ€™ Sub off, Alpay ร–zalan, Sub on, Darius Vassell
๐Ÿฅ… | 53โ€™ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Danny Murphy
๐ŸŸจ | 60โ€™ Booking, Gareth Southgate
๐Ÿ” | 84โ€™ Sub off, Jlloyd Samuel, Sub on, Thomas Hitzlsperger ๐ŸŸข
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Liverpool

On This Day

  • Villa are hammered at Villa Park to make it three consecutive Premier League defeats to Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool to fall to 13th in the Premier League.

  • Villa lose 3rd Premier League game in a row under John Gregory.

  • Midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, 18, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after his promotion from the youth set up following his move from FC Bayern in July 2000 to become the 751st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

  • Dion Dublin makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (80 Appearances) to make it W29 D24 L27, 32 Goals, 9 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.95 games played so far in his Villa career.

  • Meanwhile, David James and Alpay ร–zalan do their best however to drag the reputation of the squad deeper into the mire.

M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #750 |

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 2001, Villa 3-0 Bradford, Bradford & Bingley

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Game #4651

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1990-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #24 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Saturday, 3 February 2001

Premier League

Scorer(s) | Darius Vassell | 50โ€™ | 58โ€™ | Julian Joachim | 87โ€™ |

Assist(s) | Juan Pablo รngel | 50โ€™ | Lee Hendrie | 87โ€™ |

Teams

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Starting XI

GK David James | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐Ÿ” |
F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 45โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | F Julian Joachim | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | for CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | 75โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” | M John McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ”ด | for M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 89โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |

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Starting XI

GK Gary Walsh | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Peter Atherton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Andy O'Brien | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Robert Molenaar | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
LB Wayne Jacobs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Billy McKinlay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Stuart McCall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M David Hopkin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Eoin Jess | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Dean Windass | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CF Robbie Blake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | LB Wayne Jacobs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (W Peter Beagrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐Ÿ” | M David Hopkin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CF Ashley Ward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Aidan Davison | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
LB Andy Myers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Locke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ•’ | HT Bradford City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ” | 46โ€™ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Ian Taylor
โšฝ | 50โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Juan Pablo รngel
โšฝ | 58โ€™ Goal, 2-0, Darius Vassell
๐Ÿ” | 75โ€™ Sub off, Juan Pablo รngel, Sub on, Julian Joachim
โšฝ | 87โ€™ Goal, 3-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Lee Hendrie
๐Ÿ” | 89โ€™ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, John McGrath ๐Ÿ”ด
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Bradford City 0-3 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Villa stop a run of five consecutive defeats against top six opposition to beat lowly Bradford convincingly but twelfth in the table is as good as it gets for John Gregory.

  • Villa win for the 1st time in 6 League games under John Gregory.

  • Midfielder John McGrath, 20, makes his 3rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer in June 2003. McGrath left with a record of W1 D0 L2 with all his appearances coming in the 2000-01 season.

  • George Boateng makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (69 Starts) to make it W31 D23 L21, 4 Goals and 19 Bookings at a rate of a card every 3.95 games so far in his Villa career.

  • Darius Vassell scores a brace to collect his 5th goal in a Villa shirt and his 3rd in 5 games on his 48th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W22 D6 L20, 5 Goals, 4 Assists, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.33 games played so far in his Villa career.

  • Juan Pablo รngel contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W1 D0 L3 and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.

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