Game #4221
Saturday, 29 August 1992
Attendance: 18,773
Won
Premier League
15th (+3)
Sheffield United
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Bramall Lane
Villa secure their first Premier League win as Garry Parker hits a spectacular brace at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 2’ | Dalian Atkinson 86’ |
KEY MAN
Garry Parker, most effective individual contribution.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Parker, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Cyrille Regis, Sub on, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | 84’ Booking, Steve Froggatt, Ungentlemanly conduct
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-0, Garry Parker, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa record their first ever Premier League victory.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 29 August 1992
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 August 1991, Villa 3-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Sheffield United
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that lost to Everton with Cyrille Regis replacing Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 28.20 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 34.58 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 19.49 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Sheffield United
GK Simon Tracey | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Brian Gayle | 🏴 |
CB Paul Beesley | 🏴 |
LB Tom Cowan | 🏴 |
M Mike Lake | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Gannon | 🏴 |
M Mitch Ward | 🏴 |
W Glyn Hodges | 🏴 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 |
CF Alan Cork | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | for CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 72’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Lake | 🏴 | (M Adrian Littlejohn | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Alan Cork | 🏴 | (RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Parker's guile and vision gave Villa a classy edge which was far too sharp for the somewhat blunt Blades, and with Ray Houghton and Kevin Richardson continuing to forge a formidable midfield, Atkinson's side once again oozed enormous potential."
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 31 August 1992
The Birmingham Mail continue to ‘support’ Villa in their inimitable style:
A FIRST victory of the season, and the manner in which it was achieved, provided double delight for Villa manager Ron Atkinson at Bramall Lane.
As Villa have painfully discovered over the past two seasons, failure to compete with Dave Bassett's direct, no-nonsense approach, can only result in misery.
This time, though, they not only matched United at their own game, but did so without sacrificing the quality which has become their hallmark under Big Ron.
When a physical approach was required Villa never once shirked their responsibility.
But they also found time and space to exhibit the silky skills and fluidity which had gone largely unrewarded in four previous matches.
Garry Parker's thundering fourth minute strike provided the springboard for both a thoroughly professional team performance and the midfielder’s most effective individual contribution since his £650,000 transfer from Nottingham Forest last November.
Parker's guile and vision gave Villa a classy edge which was far too sharp for the somewhat blunt Blades, and with Ray Houghton and Kevin Richardson continuing to forge a formidable midfield, Atkinson's side once again oozed enormous potential.
Central defenders Paul McGrath and Shaun Teale were never seriously troubled by the highly-rated Brian Deane, and on the one occasion he managed to get In a goalbound header, Nigel Spink reacted with a marvellous reflex save.
What Villa need now, of course. is to translate the superiority they have enjoyed over the past two matches into success in front of their own supporters.
Home matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace over the next five days present the perfect opportunity for a surge up the table but don't fall Into the trap of thinking Villa's goalscoring headache is cured.
For the second match running, Dalian Atkinson squandered an inviting headed chance right in front of goal.
The £1.6 million striker is at his best when turning and taking on opponents rather than providing penalty area menace, and Cyrille Regis's lack of fitness has compounded the problem. The sooner Dwight Yorke is fit, the better.