Game #4024
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 October 1988


Lost
11th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,301
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 October 1988
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), David Hirst
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 75’ Missed penalty, Stuart Gray
🟥 | 80’ Sending off, Andy Gray, Striking Gary Megson
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 October 1988
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose and fail to score for the first time this season and fall back to 11th place in the table with seven points from six games.
Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in 1988-89 as they concede early, miss a second half penalty and have Andy Gray 🏴 sent off for striking anger magnet Gary Megson to let an uncultured Wednesday 🏴 side claim all three points.
The penalty comes after Kevin Pressman 🏴 brings Chris Price 🏴 down with a professional foul with the goal gaping but such were the laws that the 'keeper stayed on to come up with an excellent save to Stuart Gray's 🏴 penalty.
Midfielder Andy Gray 🏴 is 🟥 sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 28th appearance.
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
🟥 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 1 October 1988
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Joe Timmons | 🏴 | Newcastle, 1987–1989
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 16 🟥 14 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Joe Timmons | 🏴 | Newcastle, 1987–1989
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥 🟨
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stuart Gray replaces Bernie Gallacher.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.17 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.97 |
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MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 |
D Ian Cranson | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 |
W David Reeves | 🏴 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 | (M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Colin West | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Alan McInally
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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