Game #4428
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 August 1996
Lost
14th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 26,861
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Villa open the campaign with defeat at Hillsborough to a Wednesday side who had finished eleven places below them the previous season.
Sheffield Wednesday
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 88’ |
KEY MAN
Tommy Johnson, consolation goal in opening day defeat
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 August 1996
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Ritchie Humphreys
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Scott Murray, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Guy Whittingham
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Tommy Johnson, Assist by Alan Wright
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Midfielder Scott Murray made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Bristol City for a fee of £203,000 in December 1997. Scott had played for Villa between 1995-96 and 1997-98 making 4 appearances.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham scored for Sheffield Wednesday on 84’.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 17 August 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 82 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 23 🟥 23 | 1.60
Career Form:
Top 6
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 January 1996, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Cards: None
Roger Dilkes
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Villa hand a surprise opening day start to Scott Murray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.09 |
Youngest Player
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 22.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Wayne Collins | 🏴 |
M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 63’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | (M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | (F Scott Oakes | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nichol | 🏴 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I wasn’t too disheartened.
“But I do think that our game was a bit long.
“By that I mean in terms of passing, particularly after they went two up.
“We resorted to too many balls over the top and that was playing into Des Walker’s hands.
“He [Michael Oakes] did well, he had no chance with either of the goals.”
Brian Little.
*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 18 August 1996
Guy Whittingharn, playing against his old club, doubled Wednesday's lead by heading home an 84th minute corner from Regi Blinker and even though Tommy Johnson replied with a close-range header from an Alan Wright cross, Wednesday held on.
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