Game #4058
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 April 1989
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Luton Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,640
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Luton Town
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 2' | Nigel Callaghan | 35' |
🟩 1 April 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
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 April 1989
Graham Taylor's Villa score for the first time in six games and win for the first time in nine. As a result although they remain 7th in the table, they increase the gap to their opponents, and the relegation places, to four points in a tight Division One table.
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, 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
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1987-88
Aston Villa
Luton Town
🟩 1 April 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 April 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 92 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 22 🟥 30 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 1 April 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: 🟨
🟩 1 April 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 April 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 April 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 April 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 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 1 April 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 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 April 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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