Game #3991
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 18 November 1987
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,302
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-2
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Bernie Gallacher | 32' |
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 November 1987
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Lee Chapman
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Bernie Gallacher
🟥 | 37’ Sending off, (Sheffield Wednesday), Gary Megson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 72’ Goal, (Sheffield Wednesday), Colin West
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Garry Thompson, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 November 1987
Graham Taylor's Villa lose in the League Cup to first division side Sheffield Wednesday. Meanwhile, Andy Blair made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Kidderminster Harriers in 1989. Blair played for Villa in two spells between 1981-82 and 1987-88 making 68 appearances and scoring 2 goals
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 1981-84 | 🕒 69 | 54 (15) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 19 | 🇺 21 | #615 |
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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
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Wednesday, 18 November 1987
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🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 13 September, Villa 0-6 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟥 🟨
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Garry Thompson replaces Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.38 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.40 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.19 |
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Martin Hodge | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
CB Greg Fee | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Mark Chamberlain | 🏴 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Colin West | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 | (RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴 |)
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 November 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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