๐ฉ 2 Nov 1988, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 17' | 21' | David Platt | 72' |
Assist(s) | David Platt | 17' |
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Wednesday, 2 November 1988
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Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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Match Record
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 2 November 1988
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Torquay, 1978-1991
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Total ๐ 26 | ๐ฉ W12 (46% ) | ๐จ D9 | ๐บ(81% ) | ๐ฅ L5 (19% ) | โฝ 51 | ๐ฅ 25 | GD 26
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 11โ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Neil Ruddock
โฝ | 17โ Goal, 1-1, Alan McInally, Assist by David Platt
โฝ | 21โ Goal, 2-1, Alan McInally
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Millwall
โฝ | 72โ Goal, 3-1, David Platt
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Millwall
Officials
Referee: Lester Shapter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Torquay, 1978-1991
Linesmen: D. J. Gallagher; I. C. Murray
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Millwall
John Docherty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
GK Brian Horne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Ian Dawes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Dave Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ian Dawes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
RB Danis Salman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Les Briley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Teddy Sheringham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tony Cascarino (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
๐ | RB Keith Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Kevin OโCallaghan | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
LB Sean Sparham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Bernie Gallacher replaces Stuart Gray.
Millwall
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Millwall
Goalkeepers
GK Brian Horne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Dave Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ian Dawes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Ian Dawes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Sean Sparham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Keith Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Danis Salman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Darren Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Les Briley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin OโCallaghan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Forwards
CF Teddy Sheringham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tony Cascarino (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Match Media

What they Said
"Funnily enough, I scored a goal like that in Scotland against Queen of the South, the goalkeeper rolled the ball out and... well, no, this had to be the best I've scored.
"When the ball came, I turned to try to hold it up. I jumped a tackle and set off, tipped the ball round someone and just went for the white posts. I toed the ball round another guy and concentrated on hitting the ball past the keeper.
โBut you don't think far ahead, you just keep doing the next thing."
Alan McInally.
ALAN Mclnally kept Aston Villa on the Littlewoods Cup Wembley trail with a breathtaking display of finishing here last night.
Villaโs leading scorer hit two superb goals in five first half minutes after Millwall had taken a shock lead through Neil Ruddock in a blood and thunder third round tie.
David Platt rubber-stamped the Midlanderโs passage into the last 16 with a 73rd minute strike and it was no more than Graham Taylorโs men deserved.
They were magnificent in recording their third home victory in 11 days and on this performance will take some stopping in the cup.
Villa tore into Millwallโs defence and birthday boy Mountfield came close to scoring his first goal for the club in the opening 90 seconds.
Lionsโ defender Stevens received a stern lecture after hauling down Mclnally on the edge of the penalty box.
But rampant Villa were rocked on their heels by the forward with the best goal-scoring record in the League.
Mclnally wasted little time in cancelling out the Millwall lead.
The three Millwall defenders were unable to lay a boot on him as he danced through from the half-way line before applying the perfect finish.
Daley might have added a Villa third but screwed his shot wide.
Shell-shocked Millwall were struggling to mount any kind of attack. Cascarino hit the foot of the post but referee Shapter had already halted play for an infringement.
Both sides kept up the frantic pace as rival supporters turned Villa Park into a cauldron of noise.
As chances were becoming scarcer Sheringham got on the end of Baileyโs searching centre. It needed a stunning close-range save by Spink to prevent Cascarino from equalising in the 61st minute.
And his opposite number Horne had to be equally alert to smother Plattโs shot. 60 seconds later Mclnally and Cowans combined to send Daley through but Horne was equal to the one on one.
A massive goalmouth scramble in the 66th minute saw Platt, Gage and Price all having shots blocked.
Platt latched onto the poor control and side footed a shot past the helpless Horne in the 73rd minute.
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