Game #4058
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 April 1989
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Luton Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,640
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Luton Town
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 2' | Nigel Callaghan | 35' |
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 April 1989
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Alan McInally
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 1-1, (Luton Town), Ricky Hill
🔁 | 32’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Ian Olney
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-1, Ian Olney, Assist by Nigel Callaghan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Luton Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Luton Town
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
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 April 1989
Villa take 2' to end their five game goal drought and go on to win for the first time in nine first division games to climb back to 14th in the table.
Graham Taylor's Villa score for the first time in six games and win for the first time in nine and increase the gap to their opponents, and the relegation places, to four points in a tight Division One table.
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1987-88
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Saturday, 1 April 1989
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🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 92 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 22 🟥 30 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gordon Cowans, Alan McInally, Tony Daley and Nigel Callaghan replace Derek Mountfield, Ian Olney, Ian Ormondroyd and Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.49 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.47 |
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ray Harford | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
CB Dave Beaumont | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
M Robert Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Grimes | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
M Darren McDonough | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 32' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ashley Grimes | 🇮🇪 | (CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Darren McDonough | 🇧🇪 | (CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 12 | 8* | 2* | 0 | 4* | 2 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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