Game #4018
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 August 1988
Drew
8th
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Millwall
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,449
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-2
Millwall
Assist(s) | None
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 1988
🟢 | 1' Debut, Chris Price, Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Tony Cascarino
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-2, (Millwall), Tony Cascarino
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-2, Stuart Gray (pen)
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-2, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Millwall
🔁 61’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Garry Thompson
🔁 75’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Millwall
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 August 1988
Last season's second division promotion winners face off against each other at Villa Park as Villa recover from a two minute Tony Cascarino brace to earn a share of the points on the opening day.
Graham Taylor's Villa open the season with a draw against their rivals for promotion in the previous campaign and it finishes all square as future Villa record signing Tony Cascarino scores a brace in two minutes to shock Villa into a response.
Right back Chris Price, 28, makes his Villa debut after joining from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £125,000 in May 1988 to become the 655th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Price would go on to be a widely celebrated cult hero for the club over the coming seasons.
Midfielder Gordon ’Sid’ Cowans, 29, makes his first appearance for Villa of his second spell with the club after returning from Bari in July 1988 for a fee of £250,000. Chairman Doug Ellis had sold Cowans, then aged 25, to Bari for £500,000 at the end of the 1984-85 season as part of his nonsensical dismantling of Villa’s League and European Cup winning squad.
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Chris Price | 🏴 | #655 | £125,000 signing from Blackburn
🟢 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Millwall
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 27 August 1988
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🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 13 🟥 13 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 April 1987, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor hands a debut to Chris Price whilst Gordon Cowans makes his first appearance following his return to Villa.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.66 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.90 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 22.11 |
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 |
CB Dave Thompson | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 |
M Terry Hurlock | 🏴 |
M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
M George Lawrence | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
M Darren Morgan | 🏴 |
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
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, 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
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 August 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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