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League

1988-89

Division One

First Division
17th of 22

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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8th

๐ŸŸจ 27 Aug 1988, Villa 2-2 Millwall, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Stuart Gray | 30' (pen) | Alan McInally | 42' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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5th (+3)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 1988, Villa 3-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 28' | 48' | Andy A Gray | 59' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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8th (-3)

๐ŸŸจ 10 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 39' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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10th (-2)

๐ŸŸจ 17 Sep 1988, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 31' | 36' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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9th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Kevin Gage | 22' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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11th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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16th (-5)

๐ŸŸฅ 8 Oct 1988, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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15th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 15 Oct 1988, Villa 2-2 Charlton, The Valley

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 55' | David Platt | 64' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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9th (+6)

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Oct 1988, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 34' | David Platt | 64' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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9th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 29 Oct 1988, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 60' | Tony Daley | 79' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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8th (+1)

๐ŸŸจ 5 Nov 1988, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 60' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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12th (-4)

๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 1988, Villa 1-3 Southampton, The Dell

Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 22' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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12th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 1988, Villa 1-2 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Derek Mountfield | 54' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Nov 1988, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 73' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-)

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Dec 1988, Villa 3-1 Norwich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Kevin Gage | 30' | 77' | David Platt | 59' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 10 Dec 1988, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome

Scorer(s) | Andy A Gray | 3' | Alan McInally | 6' | 75' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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15th (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 17 Dec 1988, Villa 1-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 61' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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10th (+5)

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 9' | 27' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-3)

๐ŸŸฅ 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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15th= (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 3 Jan 1989, Villa 0-1 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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12th (+4)

๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 1989, Villa 3-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Andy A Gray | 37' | Tony Daley | 61' | Alan McInally | 64' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 21 Jan 1989, Villa 0-4 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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11th (+3)

๐ŸŸฉ 4 Feb 1989, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Nigel Callaghan | 25' | David Platt | 36' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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12th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 11 Feb 1989, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 14 Feb 1989, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Ian Ormondroyd | 16' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Feb 1989, Villa 1-2 Charlton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 39' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Mar 1989, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-1)

๐ŸŸจ 12 Mar 1989, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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12th (+3)

๐ŸŸฅ 18 Mar 1989, Villa 0-2 Millwall, The Den

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-2)

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Mar 1989, Villa 0-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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15th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Mar 1989, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 2' | Ian Olney | 35' |

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1988-89
Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (+1)

๐ŸŸฉ 8 Apr 1989, Villa 2-1 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Stuart Gray | 33' | David Platt | 74' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 22 Apr 1989, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

Scorer(s) | Ian Olney | 62' | Alan McInally | 69' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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13th (-)

๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 1989, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Stuart Gray | 89' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-1)

๐ŸŸฅ 2 May 1989, Villa 1-2 Southampton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Stuart Gray | 85' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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14th (-)

๐ŸŸฅ 6 May 1989, Villa 1-2 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | David Platt | 26' |

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Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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17th (-3)

๐ŸŸจ 13 May 1989, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | David Platt | 18' |

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