๐ฅ 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 22' (pen) | Garry Thompson | 90' |
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Tuesday, 26 August 1986
Villa concede three for the second successive game after being reduced to ten men after just 13 minutes.
Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa lose their opening two games of the season and have now ๐ฉ won just six of their last twenty nine league games, ๐ฅ losing fourteen.
Villa face Wimbledon ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for the first time in competitive football, Wimbledon become the 129th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Centre forward Garry Thompson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ first goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 2nd appearance.
Steve Hodge ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Right Back Gary Williams ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ is ๐ฅ sent off on his 274th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 103 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 30 ๐ฅ 40 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #3917
Match Record
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Tuesday, 26 August 1986
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Alton, 1982โ1992
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: None
Total ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ W0 (0% ) | ๐จ D0 | ๐บ(0% ) | ๐ฅ L1 (100% ) | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ 3 | GD -1
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 11โ Goal, 1-0, (Wimbledon), Glyn Hodges
๐ฅ | 13โ Sending off, Gary Williams, Retaliatory kick
โฝ | 22โ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
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| 43โ Goal, 1-2, (Wimbledon), John Fashanu
๐ | HT Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa
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| 88โ Goal, 1-3, (Wimbledon), Kevin Gage
โฝ | 90โ Goal, 2-3, Garry Thompson
๐ | FT Wimbledon 3-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: John Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Alton, 1982โ1992
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
๐ฅ Gary Williams (1)
Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wimbledon
Dave Bassett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Dave Beasant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nigel Winterburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mick Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Morris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Dennis Wise | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lawrie Sanchez | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Glyn Hodges | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Steve Galliers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Fashanu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Alan Cork | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF John Fashanu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Colin Gordon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Wimbledon
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Wimbledon
Match Media

What they Said
โIf two players kick each other they should both have been dismissed.โ
Graham Turner.
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