Game #4428
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 August 1996
Lost
14th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,861
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 88’ |
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 August 1996
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Ritchie Humphreys
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Scott Murray, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Guy Whittingham
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Tommy Johnson, Assist by Alan Wright
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 August 1996
Villa open the campaign with a shock defeat at Hillsborough to a Wednesday side who had finished 11 places below them the previous season.
Midfielder Scott Murray, 22, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Bristol City for a fee of £203,000 in December 1997 to make it W0 D1 L3 across his short Villa career.
Tommy Johnson scores his first goal in 10 Premier League games to make it 47 appearances in a Villa shirt (36 Starts), W20 D10 L17, 13 Goals, 2 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.13 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Michael Oakes makes his 2nd appearance in a Villa shirt nearly 2 years after his debut under Ron Atkinson to make it W1 D0 L1, 2 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game and 1 Clean Sheet (50%) so far in his Villa career.
Mark Draper makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W26 D12 L12, 5 Goals, 7 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham scores for Wednesday on 84’.
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 1996 🕒 4 | 4 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 12 | #716 |
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: 1995-96
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 17 August 1996
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🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 82 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 23 🟥 23 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa hand a surprise opening day start to Scott Murray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.09 |
Youngest Player
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 22.24 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Wayne Collins | 🏴 |
M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 63’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | (M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | (F Scott Oakes | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nichol | 🏴 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | | 12 | 8* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 | | 1* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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