Game #3917
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 26 August 1986


Lost
22nd (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Wimbledon
Plough Lane
Attendance: 6,366
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
Wimbledon
3-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 August 1986
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 1-0, (Wimbledon), Glyn Hodges
🟥 | 13’ Sending off, Gary Williams, Retaliatory kick
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-2, (Wimbledon), John Fashanu
🕒 | HT Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 1-3, (Wimbledon), Kevin Gage
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-3, Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Wimbledon 3-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 26 August 1986
Villa concede three for the second successive game after being reduced to ten men after just 13 minutes.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa lose their opening two games of the season and have now 🟩 won just six of their last twenty nine league games, 🟥 losing fourteen.
Villa face Wimbledon 🏴 for the first time in competitive football, Wimbledon become the 129th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Centre forward Garry Thompson 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 2nd appearance.
Steve Hodge 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 is 🟥 sent off on his 274th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Wimbledon


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Tuesday, 26 August 1986
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🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 30 🟥 40 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
Cards: 🟥
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟥 Gary Williams, Retaliatory kick
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.08 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.87 |
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |

Wimbledon
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
CB Mick Smith | 🏴 |
CB Mark Morris | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 |
M Lawrie Sanchez | 🇬🇧 |
M Glyn Hodges | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Galliers | 🏴 |
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Alan Cork | 🏴 |
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | (CF Colin Gordon | 🏴 |)

🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
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
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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