Game #4153
Aston Villa
6-10-10, 28 PTS
Saturday, 9 March 1991


Lost
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Luton Town
9-5-14, 32 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,587
🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Luton Town

Assist(s) | David Platt | 69' |
🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 March 1991
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gary Penrice
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Derek Mountfield o.g.
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-2, (Luton Town)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Luton Town
💥 | 50’ Missed penalty, David Platt
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 1-2, Tony Cascarino, Assist by David Platt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Luton Town
🔁 | Sub off, Derek Mountfield, Sub on, Ian Olney
🔁 | Sub off, Kent Nielsen, Sub on, Kevin Gage
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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 March 1991
David Platt 🏴 misses a second half penalty to allow Luton victory and inflict a second successive defeat on Villa as they drop to 16th in the first division table following their 🟥 eleventh loss in thirty four games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿 (thirteen wins).
Centre forward Gary Penrice 🏴 26 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt joining moving from Watford for a fee of £1,000,000 the previous day to become the 669th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Stuart Gray 🏴 30 makes his 🕒 131st and final appearance in a Villa shirt (124 Starts) before moving on to Southampton in September 1991 for £200,000. Villa had paid Barnsley £175,000 for his services 4 years earlier. Gray left with a record of 🟩 W51 🟨 D35 🟥 L45, ⚽ 15 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists, 🟨 7 Bookings & 🟥 1 Red Card across his Villa career.
🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | #669 | £1,000,000 signing from Watford
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 1987-91 🕒 131 | ✅ 124 🔁 (7) | ⚽ 15 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 7 | #652 |
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
🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 9 March 1991
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🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Platt and Gary Penrice (debut) replace Mark Blake and Kevin Gage.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.68 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.36 |
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MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🔁 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |

Luton Town
GK Alec Chamberlain | 🏴 |
D Dave Beaumont | 🏴 |
CB Graham Rodger | 🏴 |
CB Marvin Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Darron McDonough | 🏴 |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
W David Preece | 🏴 |
CF Lars Elstrup | 🇩🇰 |
CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
🔁 RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | for CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Richard Harvey | 🏴 |
CF Sean Farrell | 🏴 |
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 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 84 | 22* | 16 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 28* | - | - | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 9 Mar 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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