Game #4014
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1988


Drew
4th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,476
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
Crystal Palace
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1988
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gareth Williams
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace, pen), Ian Wright
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gareth Williams , Sub on, Alan McInally
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Dissent
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
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 April 1988
Despite stopping a run of three consecutive defeats Villa drop to fourth in the table, two points off the top and behind Millwall, Boro and Blackburn after the returning Andy Gray 🏴 gifts Palace a late equaliser from the penalty spot.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa end a run of three defeats with a draw as they fight to hold onto their automatic promotion spot having now lost seven in thirty five League games but six in the last ten.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (166 Starts).
Midfielder Gareth Williams 🏴 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 654th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | #654 | £10,000 signing from Gosport
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
Crystal Palace


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 9 April 1988
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🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1988–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6