Game #3940
Aston Villa
5-3-10, 18 PTS
Saturday, 6 December 1986
Lost
19th (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
7-8-3, 29 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,144
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1986
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday, pen), Brian Marwood
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Lee Chapman
🔁 | 77' Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hunt, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Ungentlemanly conduct
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
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 December 1986
Villa lose for the fourth time in five games, for the third successive game and for the sixth time in seventeen games under Billy McNeill.
Villa have just eleven wins in their last forty five League games having lost twenty two.
Villa hit the post twice and concede two disputed goals as their winless League run extends to five.
Villa tumble to nineteenth in the table after eighteen games.
Tony Daley makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (40 Starts) to make it W13 D14 L23, 5 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 6 December 1986
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🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1986–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 6 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1986–1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Steve Hunt, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 Steve Hodge, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 Allan Evans, Ungentlemanly conduct
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Simon Stainrod, Steve Hunt, Andy Gray and Dean Glover replace Paul Kerr, Martin Keown, Gary Williams and Paul Elliott.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.04 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.15 |
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Martin Hodge | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton (ex) | 🏴 |
M Brian Marwood | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Brian Marwood | 🏴 | (LB Glynn Snodin | 🏴 |)
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 180 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 70 | 39 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 8 December 1986.
🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough