Game #4058
Saturday, 1 April 1989
Attendance: 15,640
Won
Division One
14th (+1)
Luton Town
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Villa Park
Villa take 2' to end their five game goal drought and go on to win for the first time in nine first division games to climb back to 14th in the table.
Aston Villa
2-1
Luton Town
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 2' | Nigel Callaghan | 35' |
KEY MAN
Ian Olney, first League goal earns Villa's first win in nine.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Alan McInally
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 1-1, (Luton Town), Ricky Hill
🔁 | 32’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Ian Olney
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-1, Ian Olney, Assist by Nigel Callaghan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Luton Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Luton Town
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa score for the first time in six games and win for the first time in nine. As a result although they remain 7th in the table, they increase the gap to their opponents, and the relegation places, to four points in a tight Division One table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Saturday, 1 April 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Cowans, Alan McInally, Tony Daley and Nigel Callaghan replace Derek Mountfield, Ian Olney, Ian Ormondroyd and Mark Lillis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.56 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.49 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.47 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Ray Harford | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Luton Town
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
CB Dave Beaumont | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
M Robert Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Grimes | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
M Darren McDonough | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 32' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ashley Grimes | 🇮🇪 | (CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Darren McDonough | 🇧🇪 | (CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
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
"Daley gave Villa the lead after only 100 seconds and Luton needed some fine goalkeeping from Les Sealey to survive the early onslaught."
*Sunday World (Dublin)*
Sunday, 2 April 1989
LUTON-born lan Olney gave Aston Villa their first win for nine games, but pushed his home town club closer to the second division.
The 19-year-old substitute replaced Injured winger Tony Daley and was on the field for only three minutes before he forced his first league goal from a centre by Nigel Callaghan.
Olney's 35th minute strike put Luton in desperate trouble with only one point from eight games as they approach the Littlewoods Cup final next weekend.
Daley gave Villa the lead after only 100 seconds and Luton needed some fine goalkeeping from Les Sealey to survive the early onslaught.
They eventually hit back to equalise with a header by Ricky Hill after 26 minutes but their luck was out when a shot from Raphael Meade rebounded from the bar.
Brilliant saves by Sealey and Nigel Spink added to the thrills of the second half and Villa escaped again when Meade hit the woodwork.
