Game #4015
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 April 1988
Won
2nd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Shrewsbury Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,936
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Shrewsbury Town
Assist(s) | Andy A Gray | 35' |
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 April 1988
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Andy Gray
❌ | 39’ Missed penalty, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
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
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 April 1988
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa win for the first time in five and have now won 20 of their last thirty six League games losing 7.
The victory is enough to propel Villa back to second, two points behind Millwall with two to play with third placed Bradford up next.
The margin could have been bigger however but Warren Aspinall 🏴 controversially takes and misses a penalty ahead of appointed specialist Stuart Gray 🏴.
Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 48th appearance (43 Starts).
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, 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
Shrewsbury Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 23 April 1988
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🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1980-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1983-1994
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
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Warren Aspinall, Tony Daley and Mark Lillis replace David Platt, Gareth Williams and Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.31 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.55 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.53 |
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McNeill | 🏴 |
Shrewsbury Town
GK Steve Perks | 🏴 |
CB Richard Green | 🏴 |
CB Dick Pratley | 🏴 |
CB David Linighan | 🏴 |
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
M Phil Priest | 🏴 |
M Bernard McNally | 🇬🇧 |
W Vic Kasule | 🏴 |
W Mike Brown | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Wayne Williams | 🏴 |
CF Alan Irvine | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Apr 1988, Villa 1-0 Shrewsbury, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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