Game #4013
Aston Villa
Monday, 4 April 1988
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Oldham Athletic
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,138
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Oldham Athletic
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 40' |
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 4 April 1988
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Stuart Gray, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Oldham Athletic
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-1, (Oldham Athletic), Tommy Wright
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Alan McInally
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-2, (Oldham Athletic), Frank Bunn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Oldham Athletic
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Off the ball incident
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
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 4 April 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa dreadful end of the season run continues as they 🟥 lose for the sixth time in nine League games having lost just once in the previous twenty five.
Villa take the lead only to be undone by a last minute Oldham strike, Villa however remain top by a single point.
Defender David Norton 🏴 23 makes his 🕒 first appearance in three months, second under Graham Taylor and his 57th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Notts County in July 1988 for a fee of £30,000. Following Norton’s promotion from the Youth Team he recorded 🟩 W18 🟨 D19 🟥 L20, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists.
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M David Norton | 🏴 | 1985-88 🕒 57 | ✅ 54 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 5 | 🇺 7 | #630 |
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
Oldham Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Monday, 4 April 1988
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🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1988-2004
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 47 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1988-2004
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Allan Evans, Off the ball incident
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Sims (first start in 16), Tony Daley and David Norton (first start of the season) replace Bernie Gallacher, Warren Aspinall and Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.91 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.50 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.48 |
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Royle | 🏴 |
Oldham Athletic
GK Andy Rhodes | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Mike Flynn | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
M Mike Milligan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 |
CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 | M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mike Milligan | 🇮🇪 | (LB Andy Barlow | 🏴 |)
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Mike Cecere | 🏴 |
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 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 30 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 4 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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