Game #4015
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 April 1988
Won
2nd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Shrewsbury Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,936
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Shrewsbury Town
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 35' |
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 April 1988
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Andy Gray
💥 | 39’ Missed penalty, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa win for the first time in five and have now lost seven in thirty six League games winning twenty.
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Shrewsbury Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Shrewsbury Town
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 23 April 1988
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🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1980-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1980-1997
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 October 1986, League Cup, Villa 1-1 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: None
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Warren Aspinall, Tony Daley and Mark Lillis replace David Platt, Gareth Williams and Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.31 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.55 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.53 |
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McNeill | 🏴 |
Shrewsbury Town
GK Steve Perks | 🏴 |
CB Richard Green | 🏴 |
CB Dick Pratley | 🏴 |
CB David Linighan | 🏴 |
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
M Phil Priest | 🏴 |
M Bernard McNally | 🇬🇧 |
W Vic Kasule | 🏴 |
W Mike Brown | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Wayne Williams | 🏴 |
CF Alan Irvine | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 April 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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