Game #4024
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 October 1988
Lost
11th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,301
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 October 1988
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Hirst
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 75’ Missed penalty, Stuart Gray
🟥 | 80’ Sending off, Andy Gray, Striking Gary Megson
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, 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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1988
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose and fail to score for the first time this season and fall back to 11th place in the table with seven points from six games.
Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in 1988-89 as they concede early, miss a second half penalty and have Andy Gray 🏴 sent off for striking anger magnet Gary Megson to let an uncultured Wednesday 🏴 side claim all three points.
The penalty comes after Kevin Pressman 🏴 brings Chris Price 🏴 down with a professional foul with the goal gaping but such were the laws that the 'keeper stayed on to come up with an excellent save to Stuart Gray's 🏴 penalty.
Midfielder Andy Gray 🏴 is 🟥 sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 28th appearance.
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 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
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 1 October 1988
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🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Joe Timmons | 🏴 | Newcastle, 1988
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 16 🟥 14 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Timmons | 🏴 | Newcastle, 1988
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟥 Andy A Gray, Striking Gary Megson
🟨 Martin Keown, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stuart Gray replaces Bernie Gallacher.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.17 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.97 |
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MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 |
D Ian Cranson | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 |
W David Reeves | 🏴 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 | (M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 13 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Alan McInally
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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