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Game #4068

Aston Villa

0-3-1, 3 PTS

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Tuesday, 29 August 1989

15th (-2)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Chris Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Nigel Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
F Adrian Heath | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | ๐ŸŸจ |

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” CF Ian Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Kent Nielsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | 46โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Nigel Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 67โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Kent Nielsen, Foul (1)
๐ŸŸจ Adrian Heath, Foul (1)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Nigel Callaghan and Bernie Gallacher replace Tony Daley and Gordon Cowans.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 27.49 |

Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.08 |

Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 22.45 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

1-2

๐ŸŸฅ 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
Scorer(s) | David Platt | 85' |

Assist(s) | Adrian Heath | 85' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ’ฅ | 5โ€™ Missed penalty, (Southampton), Paul Rideout
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ” | 46โ€™ Sub off, Kent Nielsen, Sub on, Ian Olney
๐Ÿฅ… | 59โ€™ Goal, 0-1 (Southampton), Glenn Cockerill
๐Ÿ” | 67โ€™ Sub off, Nigel Callaghan, Sub on, Ian Ormondroyd
๐Ÿฅ… | 72โ€™ Goal, 0-2 (Southampton), Jimmy Case
โšฝ | 85โ€™ Goal, 1-2, David Platt, Assist by Adrian Heath
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Kent Nielsen, Foul
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Adrian Heath, Foul

Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Tuesday, 29 August 1989

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Dennis Hedges | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxford, 1979-1989
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Dennis Hedges | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxford, 1979-1989

Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | ๐ŸŸฉ 11 | ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 13 | โšฝ 46 | ๐Ÿฅ… 45 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | ๐ŸŸฉ 10 | ๐ŸŸจ 9 | ๐ŸŸฅ 10 | โšฝ 39 | ๐Ÿฅ… 37 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿฅ… 6 |
League Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 2 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | ๐ŸŸฉ 9 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 29 | ๐Ÿฅ… 12 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 18 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 7 | ๐ŸŸฅ 9 | โšฝ 17 | ๐Ÿฅ… 33 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

๐Ÿ•’ 102 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 41 ๐ŸŸจ | 27 ๐ŸŸฅ 34 | 1.47

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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Division One

Southampton

2-0-2, 6 PTS

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The Dell

Attendance: 14,401

GK Tim Flowers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Kevin Moore | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Micky Adams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Glenn Cockerill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Jimmy Case | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Barry Horne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Danny Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Rod Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Rideout (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Chris Nicholl (ex) | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

RB Gerry Forrest | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan Shearer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1975-76

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

271

โœ…

270*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

98

๐ŸŸจ

76

๐ŸŸฅ

97

โ›”

67

๐Ÿฅ…

370

RB Chris Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

47

โœ…

47*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

15

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

17*

CB Derek Mountfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

37

โœ…

35*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

0

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

17*

CB Kent Nielsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1*

CBย Paul McGrath | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1*

LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

63

โœ…

60

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

2

๐ŸŸฉ

30

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

18

M David Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

62

โœ…

62

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

22

4

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

25

M Stuart Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

64

โœ…

62

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

1

๐ŸŸฉ

22

๐ŸŸจ

20

๐ŸŸฅ

22

M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

192

โœ…

177

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

22

24

๐ŸŸฉ

65

๐ŸŸจ

54

๐ŸŸฅ

73

W Nigel Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

19

โœ…

17

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

3

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

9

F Adrian Heath | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

CF Ian Olney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

22

๐Ÿ”

13*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

0

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

5

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

9*

CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

13

๐Ÿ”

4*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

8*

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Nigel Spink saves a Paul Rideout spot kick after just 5' before Southampton open a two goal lead in the second half to hand Villa their first defeat of the season.

  • Villa now have no win in their first four Division One games of the season under Graham Taylor.

  • Centre forward Ian Ormondroydโ€™s goalless streak extends to 10 games to make it 13 Appearances, 9 Starts, W1 D4 L8 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.

What they Said

"TWO superb goals from Southampton ... made up for a first half penalty miss by Paul Rideout against his former club Aston Villa"

TWO superb goals from Southampton midfielders Glenn Cockerill and Jimmy Case made up for a first half penalty miss by Paul Rideout against his former club Aston Villa in the Barclays League Division 1 last night.

Rideout missed from the spot after Rodney Wallace was brought down in the fourth minute by Bernie Gallacher.

Cockerill volleyed a cross from Danny Wallace past Nigel Spink, and 13 minutes later Case hit a brilliant shot into the top left hand comer from 30 yards.

Five minutes from the end David Platt pulled a goal back for Aston Villa, converting a pass from Adrian Heath.

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