Game #4030
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 2 November 1988
Aston Villa
3-1
Millwall
League Cup
Millwall
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,648
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | David Platt | 17' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alan McInally, breathtaking.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 2 November 1988
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Neil Ruddock
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Alan McInally, Assist by David Platt
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 2-1, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Millwall
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 3-1, David Platt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Millwall
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa beat rivals for promotion in the previous campaign in the third round of the League Cup as Alan McInally scores his ninth goal in nine games.
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 DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Wednesday, 2 November 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 17 🟥 15 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 April 1988, Villa 1-2 Millwall, The Den.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Bernie Gallacher replaces Stuart Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.06 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dave Thompson | 🏴 |
D Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 |
M Darren Morgan | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 | (M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
LB Sean Sparham | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_1a853abe0ffb4010aa51e77ffd7dec41~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham News*
Thursday, 3 November 1988
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