Game #4166
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 3 PTS
Saturday, 17 August 1991
2nd
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ข | โฝ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Paul Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ | ๐ฅ | ๐ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น |
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
Substitutes
๐ CF Gary Penrice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ |
Unused Substitutes
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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
Ron Atkinson hands debuts to Steve Staunton, Dalian Atkinson, Shaun Teale, Kevin Richardson, Cyrille Regis and Paul Mortimer in his first game in charge.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.75 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.54 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | 19.80 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #670 | ยฃ1,100,000 signing from Liverpool
๐ข CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #671 | #300,000 signing from Bournemouth
๐ข M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #673 | ยฃ450,000 signing from Real Sociedad
๐ข M Paul Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #672 | ยฃ350,000 signing from Charlton
๐ข CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #674 | ยฃ1,600,000 signing from Real Sociedad
๐ข CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #675 | Free Transfer signing from Coventry
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa recover from a 2' Wednesday goal and going 0-2 down after 30' to win at Hillsborough as three of new boss Ron Atkinson's debutants hit the goals.
New boss Ron Atkinsonโs first game in charge comes against the club he left to join Villa and amid an acrimonious atmosphere Villa fall two behind before Atkinsonโs new signings inspire a celebrated fight back to claim victory.
Left back Steve Staunton, 22, makes a goalscoring debut after joining from Liverpool for a fee of ยฃ1,100,000 earlier in the month to become the 670th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre back, and another Villa legend to come, Shaun Teale, 27, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after signing from AFC Bournemouth for ยฃ300,000 in July 1991 to become the 671st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Paul Mortimer, 23, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Charlton Athletic for ยฃ350,000 to become the 672nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Kevin Richardson, 28, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of ยฃ450,000 to become the 673rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre forward and future Villa legend Dalian Atkinson, 23, makes a goalscoring debut after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of ยฃ1,600,000 to become the 674th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Veteran centre forward Cyrille Regis, 33, makes a goalscoring debut for Villa after joining from Coventry City on a free transfer in July 1991 to become the 675th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Cyrille Regis | 42โ | Dalian Atkinson | 52โ | Steve Staunton | 86โ |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 42' | Cyrille Regis | 52' | Dalian Atkinson | 86' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Steve Staunton, Shaun Teale, Paul Mortimer, Kevin Richardson, Dalian Atkinson, Cyrille Regis
๐ฅ
| 3โ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Hirst
๐ฅ
| 37โ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Danny Wilson
โฝ | 42โ Goal, 1-2, Cyrille Regis, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐ | HT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 52โ Goal, 2-2, Dalian Atkinson, Assist by Cyrille Regis
โฝ | 86โ Goal, 3-2, Steve Staunton, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
๐ | 90โ Sub off, Dalian Atkinson, Sub on, Gary Penrice
๐ | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 17 August 1991
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Milford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1982-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Roger Milford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1982-1994
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 115 | ๐ฉ W56 (49% ) | ๐จ D13 | ๐บ(60% ) | ๐ฅ L46 (40% ) | โฝ 228 | ๐ฅ 186 | GD 42
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ | 1 ๐จ | 0 ๐ฅ 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
What they Said
โComing up here on the coach the manager got a hell of a lot of stick.
โAt the end of the day who is right we got the result.
โRon has seen and done everything. He was very quiet in the dressing room afterwards with just a little smile but when he gets home and sees his missus he wonโt be drinking water.โ
Dalian Atkinson.
โI knew exactly how they were going to play but I hadnโt got a clue what we were going to do.
"They were zipping down the hill at us and scored an early goal and made life difficult.
โBut we showed tremendous character coming back. We scored at just the right time before half-time and that really brought us back into it.
โAll the talk about death threats and everything was pure fabrication and all that about extra police protection was nonsense.โ
Ron Atkinson.
โWith so many making their debuts there was a little bit of nervousness in the first half but in the second-half we came out and grafted.
โIt meant a lot for us on our debuts, We were psyched up as well as Ron.
โI scored four or five goals for Liverpool but none of them from left back
โI saw Dalian go down the left and acres of space alongside him and I just galloped into it.โ
Steve Staunton.
RON ATKINSON walked smiling into the lion's den at Hillsborough and marched away grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Atkinson, who infuriated the Sheffield Wednesday faithful by quitting for Aston Villa in the close season, left them fuming again as his new club came back from 2-0 down to snatch fairy-tale victory.
David Hirst put Wednesday in front after just two minutes and Northern Ireland midfielder Danny Wilson added the second in the 35th minute.
The writing looked on the wall for Atkinson at that stage but his side were gifted a goal four minutes from half time when Cyrille Regis, making his debut, dived low to head home.
Six minutes after the re-start Dalian Atkinson slid in to scoop the ball home against his former club.
And with four minutes left Atkinson burst clear on the left before crossing unselfishly to the unmarked Steve Staunton, a ยฃ1.1 million buy from Liverpool, who made no mistake.
Ron Atkinson ran a gauntlet of abuse in the city that turned against him - and walked away a winner.
In a magnificent display of pride and passion, his new charges clawed their way back from two goals down and completely overran Wednesday to give him a dream start.
A few short months ago Atkinson crowned a momentous Hillsborough season by putting the Rumbelows Cup in the trophy cabinet along with a return ticket to Division One.
Weeks later he was branded 'Judas' for seemingly going back on a pledge to stay.
But yesterday those fans who once idolised him were forced to watch in disbelief as their old boss's new-look Villa, clipped the Owls' wings
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 36,749
GK Chris Woods | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Phil King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nigel Worthington | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Nigel Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Warhurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Roland Nilsson | ๐ธ๐ช |
M Danny Wilson | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
M Carlton Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Sheridan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Paul Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Hirst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Trevor Francis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M John Harkes | ๐บ๐ธ |
F Trevor Francis | 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: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1990โ91
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1991-92
Playing Squad
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #679 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #656 |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #664 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #676 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #680 |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #655 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | ๐ต๐ฑ | #678 |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #687 |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #645 |
RB Neil Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #669 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Alan McLoughlin | ๐ฎ๐ช | #681 |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #684 |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #674 |
M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | ๐ฉ๐ช | #686 |
M Paul Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #672 |
M Stefan Beinlich | ๐ฉ๐ช | #682 |
W Steve Froggatt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #685 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #673 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #671 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Gary Penrice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #670 |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #657 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #660 |
F Martin Carruthers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #683 |
