Game #4078
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 October 1989


Won
7th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,724
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Crystal Palace

Assist(s) | Ian Ormondroyd | 80' | Paul Birch | 89' |
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 October 1989
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Ian Ormondroyd
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Alan Pardew
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Mark Blake, Sub on, Paul Birch
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-1, David Platt, Assist by Ian Ormondroyd
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-1, David Platt, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Crystal Palace
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
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 October 1989
Villa make it three successive League wins as a David Platt brace helps them to 7th in the table under Graham Taylor.
Centre forward Ian Ormondroyd contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (9 Starts) but his goalless streak now extends to 15 games to make it W3 D5 L10, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, 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
Crystal Palace


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 28 October 1989
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🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 29 🟥 36 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 28 January 1989, FA Cup, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park.
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
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Blake replaces Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 18.88 |
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |

Crystal Palace
GK Perry Suckling | 🏴 |
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Hopkins | 🏴 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
M Phil Barber | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alex Dyer | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🔥 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 71’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Rudi Hedman | 🏴 |
M David Madden | 🏴 |
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
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | | 18 | 9* | 1 | 1* | 3* | 5 | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Oct 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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