Game #4012
Saturday, 2 April 1988
Attendance: 13,697
Lost
Division Two
1st (-)
Millwall
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
The Den
Villa can't win a record breaking 14th away win of the season as they lose for the fifth time in their last eight but remain two points clear at the top of the table from Boro and Blackburn and Millwall three points behind after their victory.
Millwall
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Lillis | 44' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Denis Salman
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Mark Lillis
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Millwall), Teddy Sheringham
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Millwall 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa lose to their title rivals Millwall and for the fifth time in eight League games having lost just once in the previous twenty five.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 2 April 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 October 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Warren Aspinall (first start in 12) and Mark Lillis replace Alan McInally and Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.49 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.57 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
LB Nicky Coleman | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 |
M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
M Terry Hurlock | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 60' |
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Danis Salman | 🏴 | (W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I said earlier this season that there did alone not appear to be any outstanding teams in the division.
”I still feel the Aston Villa same. But I am not saying the top five teams are bad."
Graham Taylor.
