On This Day
Villa lose for the 8th time in their last 9 Premier League fixtures under Ron Atkinson to remain in 19th place of 22 teams in a season where the bottom four would be relegated to Division One.
Villa fall behind within ten minutes, recover to be leading by 38โ before Andy Townsend is sent off two minutes later. Being down to ten men didnโt stop Villa opening up a 3-1 lead shortly after half time before a bizarre incident as referee David Elleray - never a subtle individual - sends Townsend off for a second time as the midfielder tried to take a seat with the substitutes. That proved the trigger for the fightback as Wimbledon scored three including a last minute winner to condemn Villa to an eighth defeat in nine Premier League games under Ron Atkinson.
Even so few expected what was to happen next as Chairman Herbert Douglas Ellis exacted a long simmering revenge for what he saw as the dismissive and flippant attitude to the his embarrassing pomposity and sacked Ron Atkinson. In doing so Ellis could only reference results, avoiding mentioning the continued high standards of performance even during the fallow period following Villaโs famous victory over Inter Milan just weeks before.
Atkinsonโs departure was predictably far from universally welcomed and the charismatic boss still had plenty of credit left from his Premier League Runners Up achievement in 1992-93 and League Cup win in 1993-94. Atkinsonโs team however was showing its age and results were increasingly concerning. Although a shame for his reign to end this way, Atkinson is fondly remembered.
Andy Townsend is sent off TWICE on his 66th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W30 D13 L23, 5 Goals, 9 Assists, 10 Bookings and 2 Red Cards at a rate of a card every 5.50 games so far in his Villa career.
Kevin Richardson appears as a substitute for the first time in his Villa career after 171 starts.
Future Villa midfielder รyvind Leonhardsen scores Wimbledonโs 89โ winner.
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | ๐จ |
LB Phil King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Dwight Yorke |ย ๐น๐น | ๐ฅ |
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
Substitutes
๐ | M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | 45โ |
๐ | CF Graham Fenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |ย ๐จ | for CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | 81โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Phil King, Foul (1)
๐จ Graham Fenton, Foul (2)
๐จ Ugo Ehiogu, Foul (6)
๐จ Mark Bosnich, Time-wasting (4)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Andy Townsend (1)
๐ฅ Andy Townsend (2)
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
LB Steve Staunton
CF John Fashanu
GK Michael Oakes
M Nii Lamptey
CB Shaun Teale
CF Guy Whittingham
M Dave Farrell
D Chris Boden
LB Bryan Small
Team News
Mark Bosnich returns in goal, Garry Parker replaces Kevin Richardson, Steve Staunton drops out and Dwight Yorke returns.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.97 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | 34.96 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 22.03 |
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) | Garry Parker | 19โ | Dean Saunders | 38โ | 50โ |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 19โ | Dalian Atkinson | 50โ |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 8โ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon, pen)
โฝ | 19โ Goal, 1-1, Garry Parker, Assist by Dwight Yorke
โฝ | 38โ Goal, 2-1, Dean Saunders
๐ฅ | 40โ Sending off, Andy Townsend, Violent conduct
๐ | 45โ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, Kevin Richardson
๐ | HT Wimbledon 1-2 Aston Villa
โฝ | 50โ Goal, 3-1, Dean Saunders, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
๐ฅ | 59โ Sending off, Andy Townsend, Making way to subs bench
๐ฅ
| 65โ Goal, 3-2, (Wimbledon)
๐ | 81โ Sub off, Dean Saunders, Sub on, Graham Fenton
๐ฅ
| 83โ Goal, 3-3, (Wimbledon)
๐ฅ
| 89โ Goal, 3-4, (Wimbledon) รyvind Leonhardsen
๐ | FT Wimbledon 4-3 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Phil King, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Graham Fenton, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Mark Bosnich, Time-wasting
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Wednesday, 9 November 1994
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: David Elleray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Harrow, 1989-2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Score: ๐ฅ 3-4
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: David Elleray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Harrow, 1989-2002
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 20 | ๐ฉ W4 (20% ) | ๐จ D6 | ๐บ(50% ) | ๐ฅ L10 (50% ) | โฝ 18 | ๐ฅ 26 | GD -8
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 180 | ๐ฉ | 78 ๐จ | 45 ๐ฅ 57 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
What they Said
"This decision has not been taken lightly but the reason will be self-evident and it is essential for the future of the club that the present run of disastrous results is reversed as soon as possible. โ
Herbert Douglas Ellis.
"To say I was stunned is, I can assure you, an understatement.โ
โI appreciate that we've had a bad run of results. No-one knew that better than me and I've been slogging my guts out to put that right.
"But I was very confident that we would turn the corner. Make no mistake that whoever takes over has got a good enough team at Aston Villa and the results will soon come back again."
Ron Atkinson.
Andy Townsend was sent off twice as Wimbledon came from behind with a late flourish to take the points in this English Premiership bottom-of-the-table clash.
Dismissal No.1 came in the 40th minute when referee David Elleray decided the Villa midfielderโs late challenge on Neal Ardley merited a red card.
โDismissalโ No. 2 came in the 59th minute. Elleray spotted Townsend making his way on to the substitutesโ bench and stopped play to banish him to a seat behind the box.
Warren BARTON fired Wimbledon into an eighth minute lead from a penalty.
Garry PARKER equalised from close range 11 minutes later and then Dean SAUNDERS edged Villa in front.
Ten-man Villa extended their lead when SAUNDERS swept in their third goal from Dalian Atkinsonโs 50th minute header.
ARDLEY headed in a 65th minute Gary Elkins' cross for Wimbledon and Vinnie JONES equalised seven minutes from the end.
Oyvind LEONHARDSEN sealed victory with a minute debut goal.
GK Hans Segers | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
LB Gary Elkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Andy Thorn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Alan Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Warren Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Neal Ardley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M รyvind Leonhardsen | ๐ณ๐ด | โฝ | ๐จ |
M Vinnie Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Steve Talboys | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Andy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Efan Ekoku | ๐ณ๐ฌ |
Joe Kinnear | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
๐ | M Steve Talboys | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Mick Harford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |)
๐ | W Andy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Scott Fitzgerald | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Neil Sullivan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Thorn
๐จ รyvind Leonhardsen
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Andy Townsend (1)
๐ฅ Andy Townsend (2)
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
1994-95
Playing Squad
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Sydney Olympic ๐ฆ๐บ Retired
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
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 Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #676 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Northwich Victoria ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Fleetwood Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #680 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Hednesford Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Chris Boden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #700 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #687 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield Wednesday ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
West Ham United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Phil King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #696 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Bath City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
West Bromwich Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Dave Farrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #692 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Stamford AFC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #684 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Leicester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #674 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Blackpool ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Nii Lamptey | ๐ฌ๐ญ | #698 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Jomo Cosmos ๐ฟ๐ฆ Retired
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #689 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Stevenage ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Franz Carr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #704 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC ๐บ๐ธ Retired
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #671 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC ๐ฐ๐ท Died
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #691 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Bradford City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Sunderland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Graham Fenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #695 |
Forward
Where are they now?
North Shields ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Guy Whittingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #694 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Wycombe Wanderers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF John Fashanu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #697 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Rocester FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Match Media
