Game #4049
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,334
Won
11th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 25' | Nigel Callaghan | 36' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Nigel Callaghan, debut scorer.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 February 1989
🟢 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa start February with a second League win in three following a troubled January. Winger Nigel Callaghan, 26, made a goalscoring debut following his move from Derby County for a fee of £650,000 alongside giant centre forward Ian Ormondroyd, 24, who joined from Bradford City for £650,000.
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
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 4 February 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 20 🟥 24 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Previous 5: 🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
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.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.52 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.52 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 22.55 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Peter Eustace | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Colin West | 🏴 | (CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Ian Knight | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
🟢 W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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