On This Day
Villa suffer a shock defeat - their first since December - as they miss an early penalty before the referee is hoodwinked by gamesmanship from John Fashanu to award Wimbledon a game changing penalty. Despite the loss, Villa remain first in the table and two points clear of Liverpool.
Graham Taylorโs Villa lose for the first time in eight League games as they fall back to 2nd place, one point behind leaders Liverpool.
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
Substitutes
๐ M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 77โ |
๐ M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 77โ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.94 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.57 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.20 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ | 6โ Missed penalty, David Platt
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wimbledon
๐ฅ
| 58โ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon, pen), John Fashanu
๐ฅ
| 68โ Goal, 0-2, (Wimbledon), John Fashanu
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Stuart Gray
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Ian Ormondroyd, Sub on, Paul Birch
๐ฅ
| 84โ Goal, 0-3, (Wimbledon), Paul Miller
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Wimbledon
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 24 February 1990
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Mike James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sussex, 1983-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Mike James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sussex, 1983-1992
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ W1 (14% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(29% ) | ๐ฅ L5 (71% ) | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ 9 | GD -5
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 137 | ๐ฉ | 64 ๐จ | 31 ๐ฅ 42 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
โWe never felt that the 2-0 win at Tottenham last Wednesday would win us the championship and neither do we feel that the 3-0 defeat by Wimbledon has lost us the championship.
โThere will be no change to our thinking and no signs of any panic.
โWe will look at certain things this week but the lads have done remarkably well and one defeat does not alter what we have already achieved.
โPeople said the bubble had burst when we lost at Norwich earlier in the season.
โThey said the same after Millwall and the will probably say it again now.
โBut we donโt want to give anybody ammunition against us by criticising the side.
"We will just knuckle dews like we always do and we will certainly be determined to make a return to our winning ways for the televised game at Coventry en Sunday."
"As far as we are concerned we will be working to get It out of our system this week before we go into action again."
John Ward, Villa assistant manager.
TWO goals from John Fashanu destroyed Aston Villa's hopes of stretching their lead at the top of the first division.
Wimbledon scored three second-half goals after Villa's David Platt had missed a fifth-minute penalty.
Fashanu, returning after missing four games with an ankle injury, opened the scoring in the 57th minute when he slotted a penalty past Nigel Spink.
Horsham referee Michael James had no hesitation in pointing to the spot after Derek Mountfield had bought Fashanu down.
The England striker made it 2-0 in the 69th minute when he touched home a free kick from Denis Wise, to record his sixth goal in 17 games.
With six minutes left Paul Miller made it three when he broke down the right, rounded Gordon Cowans and Paul McGrath before slotting home his first goal of the season.
Villa should have taken the lead in the fifth minute when the referee awarded a penalty after Tony Daley had been fouled by Paul McGee. But Platt, scorer of 21 goals this season, saw his kick pushed away by goalkeeper Hans Segers.
GK Hans Segers | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
CB Eric Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB John Scales | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Keith Curle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Wise | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lawrie Sanchez | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ |
M Vaughan Ryan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Miller | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Paul McGee | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Steve Anthrobus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF John Fashanu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Bobby Gould | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Lawrie Sanchez | ๐ฌ๐ง | (CF Alan Cork | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
CB John Scales | ๐ด๓ 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
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1987-88
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1989-90
Playing Squad
GK Lee Butler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #658 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Forest Green Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Andy Comyn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #665 |
Centre Back
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CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #656 |
Centre Back
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CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #664 |
Centre Back
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CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |
Full Back
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RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #655 |
Full Back
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RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #645 |
Full Back
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M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #653 |
Midfielder
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M Gareth Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |
Midfielder
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M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
Midfielder
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M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #652 |
Midfielder
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W Nigel Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #659 |
Winger
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W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
Winger
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F Adrian Heath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #662 |
Forward
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CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
Forward
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Sunderland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #657 |
Forward
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CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #660 |
Forward
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CF Tony Cascarino | ๐ฎ๐ช | #667 |
Forward
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