Game #3913
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 April 1986


Lost
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,782
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Sheffield Wednesday
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 April 1986
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Gary Megson
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Mel Sterland
🔁 | 64' Sub off, Andy Gray (injury), Sub on, Dean Glover
💥 | 80' Tony Dorigo retired from field of play injured
💥 | 80' Paul Elliott injured, remains on field of play
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Foul.
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 April 1986
Villa are well beaten at Hillsborough as they lose for the second time in ten games to remain five points clear of the relegation zone in 16th with two games to play.
Graham Turner’s Villa lose for the first time in seven games as they fall back to seventeenth place but remain three points clear of the drop zone with two games left to play. Villa's defeat means they have nine wins in forty Division One games and seventeen defeats.
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: 1934–35
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 19 April 1986
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🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 99 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 30 🟥 37 | 1.27
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 December 1985, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink (first start in 7) replaces Kevin Poole.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.41 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.31 |
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | 🚑 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Martin Hodge | 🏴 |
RB Chris Morris | 🇮🇪 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ian Knight | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gary Shelton (ex) | 🏴 |
M Brian Marwood | 🏴 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Carl Shutt | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Carl Shutt | 🏴 | (M Mark Chamberlain | 🏴 |)
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 19 April 1986, Villa 0-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.

