Game #4166
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 August 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
2-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 36,749
Won
2nd
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 42' | Cyrille Regis | 52' | Dalian Atkinson | 86' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dalian Atkinson, debut goal.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 August 1991
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Steve Staunton, Shaun Teale, Paul Mortimer, Kevin Richardson, Dalian Atkinson, Cyrille Regis
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Hirst
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Danny Wilson
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-2, Cyrille Regis, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-2, Dalian Atkinson, Assist by Cyrille Regis
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 3-2, Steve Staunton, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Dalian Atkinson, Sub on, Gary Penrice
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
New Villa boss Ron Atkinson’s first game in charge which also happened to be against the team he had left to join Villa and who had been promoted the previous season under Atkinson.
Left back Steve Staunton made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £1,100,000 earlier in the month.
Centre forward and Villa legend Dalian Atkinson made a goalscoring debut for the club aged 23 after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of £1,600,000.
Centre back and Villa hero Shaun Teale made his debut aged 27 after signing from AFC Bournemouth for £300,000 in July 1991,
Midfielder Kevin Richardson made his debut aged 28 after moving from Real Sociedad for a fee of £450,000.,
Veteran centre forward Cyrille Regis made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 33 after joining from Coventry City on a free transfer in July 1991.
Midfielder Paul Mortimer made his debut as a 23 year old after moving from Charlton Athletic for £350,000.
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: 1990–91
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 17 August 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 13 April 1991, Villa 0-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
Cards: None
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 | 🏴 | 33.54 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.80 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 |
CB Paul Warhurst | 🏴 |
RB Roland Nilsson | 🇸🇪 |
M Danny Wilson | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
CF Paul Williams | 🏴 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | for CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 90’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M John Harkes | 🇺🇸 |
F Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
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
🟢 LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
🟢 CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
🟢 M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
🟢 M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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