Game #4055
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 March 1989
Lost
12th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 13,206
Millwall
The Den
Millwall
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa suffer a chastening defeat to fellow promotees Millwall who in stark contrast to Villa sit third in the table in their first season back in the top flight. Villa sit twelfth having failed to score in three and gained two points from a possible eighteen,
KEY MAN
Lee Butler, beaten twice.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 March 1989
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Kevin O’Callaghan
🔁 | 23’ Sub off, Kevin Gage, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Ian Olney
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-2, (Millwall), Terry Hurlock
🕒 | FT Millwall 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa fail to score for the third successive game and have now lost six of their last eight League 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 HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 18 March 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 22 🟥 28 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 4 April 1988, Villa 1-2 Oldham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
Paul Durkin
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Millwall
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.04 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 31.73 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 22.67 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Lee Butler | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
CB Dave Thompson | 🏴 |
LB Sean Sparham | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 |
M Terry Hurlock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for FB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 23' |
🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 |
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 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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Dorset referee Paul Durkin deserved top marks for keeping the grudge match between the two promoted sides under control."
*Sunday World (Dublin)*
Sunday, 19 March 1989
MILLWALL powered to their 10th home win of the season thanks to fine goals by Kevin O'Callaghan and Terry Hurtock.
Villa, with only one away win to their credit, rarely threatened the best home record in the first division with Millwall strengthening their grip on third place behind Arsenal and Norwich.
Millwall struck early with O'Callaghan rifling home Tony Cascanno's third minute cross which had been touched on by Teddy Sheringham. Cascarino then helped Millwall finish the job 10 minutes from time when he headed the ball into the path of Hurlock who beat Lee Butler with a thunderous shot into the top corner of the net.
Hurlock was one of three players booked by Dorset referee Paul Durkin who deserved top marks for keeping the grudge match between the two promoted sides under control.
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