Game #4068
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 29 August 1989


Lost
15th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Southampton
The Dell
Attendance: 14,401
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
Southampton
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Adrian Heath | 85' |
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 29 August 1989
💥 | 5’ Missed penalty, (Southampton), Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Kent Nielsen, Sub on, Ian Olney
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 0-1 (Southampton), Glenn Cockerill
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Nigel Callaghan, Sub on, Ian Ormondroyd
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 0-2 (Southampton), Jimmy Case
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 1-2, David Platt, Assist by Adrian Heath
🕒 | FT Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Kent Nielsen, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Adrian Heath, Foul
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
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 29 August 1989
Nigel Spink saves a Paul Rideout spot kick after just 5' before Southampton open a two goal lead in the second half to hand Villa their first defeat of the season.
Villa now have no win in their first four Division One games of the season under Graham Taylor.
Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd’s goalless streak extends to 10 games to make it 13 Appearances, 9 Starts, W1 D4 L8 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell

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
Southampton


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Tuesday, 29 August 1989
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🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 102 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 27 🟥 34 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 September 1988, Villa 3-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Kent Nielsen, Foul
🟨 Adrian Heath, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Callaghan and Bernie Gallacher replace Tony Daley and Gordon Cowans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.49 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 22.45 |
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |

Southampton
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Ray Wallace | 🏴 |
D Kevin Moore | 🏴 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
M Glenn Cockerill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Barry Horne | 🏴 |
M Danny Wallace | 🏴 |
W Rod Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout (ex) | 🏴 |
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 46’ |
🔁 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | for W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 67’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gerry Forrest | 🏴 |
CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 |
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
🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 22 | 13* | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 29 Aug 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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