Game #4049
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Won
11th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,334
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 25' | Nigel Callaghan | 36' |
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 February 1989
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Nigel Callaghan, Ian Ormondroyd
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Nigel Callaghan, Assist by Kevin Gage
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Nigel Callaghan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Villa bounce back from a chastening January to hand debuts to Nigel Callaghan and Ian Ormondroyd as the former delivers an exceptional performance, scoring one and creating one to set Villa up for a second win in three first division one games under Graham Taylor.
Villa climb to 11th in the table.
Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd, 24, males his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Bradford City for £650,000 to become the 658th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Winger Nigel Callaghan, 26, makes a goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt following his move from Derby County for a fee of £650,000 to become the 659th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | #658 | £650,000 signing from Bradford
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #83 |
Saturday, 4 February 1989
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🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 20 🟥 24 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Previous 5: 🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
Cards: None
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor hands debuts to new signings Nigel Callaghan and Ian Ormondroyd whilst Chris Price returns. Allan Evans, Andy Gray and Tony Daley drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.52 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.52 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 22.55 |
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Peter Eustace | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 |
CB Alan Harper | 🏴 |
D Ian Cranson | 🏴 |
D Lawrie Madden | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Sigurdur Jónsson | 🇮🇸 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 |
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Colin West | 🏴 | (CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Ian Knight | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 February 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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