Game #4049
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 February 1989
11th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🟢 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
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Graham Taylor hands debuts to new signings Nigel Callaghan and Ian Ormondroyd whilst Chris Price returns. Allan Evans, Andy Gray and Tony Daley drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.52 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.52 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 22.55 |
Villa bounce back from a chastening January as they secure a second win in three first division one games under Graham Taylor 🏴.
Villa climb to 11th in the table.
Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd 🏴 24 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Bradford City for £650,000 to become the 658th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Winger Nigel Callaghan 🏴 26 makes a goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt following his move from Derby County for a fee of £650,000 to become the 659th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder David Platt 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his 20th goal involvement on his 🕒 43rd appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W17 🟨 D10 🟥 L16, ⚽ 17 Goals and 🔥3 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for evey 2.15 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 🔥 assists Nigel Callaghan’s ⚽ debut goal to contribute his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 82nd appearance (81 Starts).
Scorer(s) | Nigel Callaghan | 25' | David Platt | 36' |
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 25' | Nigel Callaghan | 36' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Nigel Callaghan, Ian Ormondroyd
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Nigel Callaghan, Assist by Kevin Gage
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Nigel Callaghan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
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Debut Appearances:
🟢 W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | #659 | £650,000 signing from Derby
🟢 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | #660 | £650,000 signing from Bradford
Final Appearances:
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Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 20 🟥 24 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
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Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,334
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Harper | 🏴 |
D Ian Cranson | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 |
Peter Eustace | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Colin West | 🏴 | (CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
D Ian Knight | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1934–35
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"Ormondroyd, a £650.000 club record signing from Bradford City, played a part in the move which led to a headed goal by Callaghan after 25 minutes."
ASTON VILLA's £1.15 million investment in Nigel Callaghan and lan Ormondroyd paid off with an important win against third from bottom Sheffield Wednesday.
Ormondroyd, a £650.000 club record signing from Bradford City, played a part in the move which led to a headed goal by Callaghan after 25 minutes.
Callaghan, back with his former Watford boss, Graham Taylor, after a £500,000 move from Derby, then delivered a 36th minute cross for a second by David Platt.
Villa's margin would have been more conclusive but for three misses by top scorer Alan Mclnally.
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