Game #4059
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 April 1989


Won
13th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Attendance: 20,329
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Stuart Gray | 74' |
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 April 1989
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Stuart Gray
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Stuart Gray
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 2-1, (Newcastle United), Glenn Roeder
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Sims, Foul
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
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 April 1989
Villa make it consecutive League victories for the first time since October as they climb back to 13th in the first division table with five to play and a seven point gap to the relegation places.
Graham Taylor's Villa win for the second successive League game but only the second time in ten games. As a result they climb to 13th in the table, and open a gap of four points to the drop zone in a tight Division One table.
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

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
Newcastle United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #93 |
Saturday, 8 April 1989
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🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Harrison | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1987–1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 22 🟥 30 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Harrison | 🏴 | Rochdale, 1987–1989
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 March 1987, Villa 0-0 Wimbledon, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Steve Sims, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ian Olney replaces Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.38 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.51 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.32 |
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
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 Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
GK Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Scott | 🏴 |
CB Glenn Roeder | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Björn Kristensen | 🇩🇰 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 |
M Kevin Brock | 🏴 |
M Liam O’Brien | 🇮🇪 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
CF Mirandinha | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
CF John Hendrie | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Mirandinha | 🇧🇷 | (Paul Sweeney | 🏴 |)

🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Michael O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 13 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'


MATCH REPORTS
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