Game #4049
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Won
11th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,334
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 25' | Nigel Callaghan | 36' |
🟩 4 Feb 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 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 February 1989
Villa bounce back from a chastening January as they secure a second win in three first division one games under Graham Taylor 🏴.
Villa climb to 11th in the table.
Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd 🏴 24 makes 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.
Midfielder David Platt 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his 20th goal involvement on his 🕒 43rd appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W17 🟨 D10 🟥 L16, ⚽ 17 Goals and 🔥3 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for evey 2.15 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 🔥 assists Nigel Callaghan’s ⚽ debut goal to contribute his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 82nd appearance (81 Starts).
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | #658 | £650,000 signing from Bradford
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟩 4 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Colin West | 🏴 | (CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
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 Feb 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
🟩 4 Feb 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 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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