Game #4069
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 September 1989


Won
11th (+4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,769
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | Nigel Callaghan | 9' | Adrian Heath | 25' |
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 September 1989
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Olney, Assist by Nigel Callaghan
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 2-0, Ian Olney, Assist by Adrian Heath
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Bernie Gallacher, Tackle from behind
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
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 September 1989
Ian Olney 🏴 hits a ⚽ brace to make it three goals in three games as Villa 🟩 win their first game of the season under Graham Taylor 🏴.
Paul McGrath 🇮🇪 secures his first win in a Villa shirt at the fifth attempt following 1 defeat and 3 draws so far in 1989-90.
Centre forward Ian Olney 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 23rd appearance (10 Starts) to make it 🟩 W6 🟨 D8 🟥 L9 and ⚽ 6 Goals at a Goal per Game rate of one for every 3.29 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 makes his 🕒 first appearance since March after 6 months out with injury.
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 9 September 1989
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🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 27 🟥 34 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 December 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Bernie Gallacher, Tackle from behind
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Gage and Ian Olney make their first starts of the season in place of Kent Nielsen and Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.11 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.74 |
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Erik Thorstvedt | 🇳🇴 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Guy Butters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Gascoigne | 🏴 |
M David Howells | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Guy Butters | 🏴 | (CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | (CF Paul Walsh | 🏴 |)

🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
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
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | | 1* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 9 Sep 1989, Villa 2-0 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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