๐จ 19 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Forest, City Ground
Scorer(s) | Derek Mountfield | 8โ |
Assist(s) | Paul McGrath | 8' |
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On This Day
Saturday, 19 August 1989
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Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 99 | ๐ฉ | 41 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.49
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Game #4065
Match Record
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Saturday, 19 August 1989
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Forest: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 104 | ๐ฉ W48 (46% ) | ๐จ D22 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L34 (33% ) | โฝ 184 | ๐ฅ 153 | GD 31
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
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1988-89
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #662 | ยฃ500,000 signing from Brรถndby
๐ข CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 | ยฃ430,000 signing from Manchester United
๐ข F Adrian Heath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #664 | ยฃ382,000 signing from Espanyol
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Paul McGrath, Kent Nielsen, Adrian Heath
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Derek Mountfield, Assist Paul McGrath
๐ | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 46โ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub off, Nigel Callaghan
๐ฅ
| 58โ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Garry Parker
๐ | 67โ Sub off, Gordon Cowans, Sub on, Ian Olney
๐ | FT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Stuart Gray, Foul
Officials
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Stuart Gray, Foul (4)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
๐จ
Opposition Sendings Off
None
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 Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Kent Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ๐ข |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ข | ๐ฅ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Adrian Heath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
Substitutes
๐ W Nigel Callaghan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 46' |
๐ CF Ian Olney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 67โ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Nottingham Forest
Brian Clough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Steve Sutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Stuart Pearce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Des Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Laws | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Gary Crosby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Nigel Clough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Franz Carr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Lee Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Brian Rice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Graham Taylor hands debuts to a pair of footballing legends - Paul McGrath and Kent Nielsen. Adrian Heath also made his debut but the less said about that the better.
Nottingham Forest
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
Match Media

What they Said
โlf anyone is wondering about my fitness I hope this game has game a long way to proving that I can play a full part in helping Villa's First Division progress.
โI feel fine and I really enjoyed my first League game for the club.
โI am confident that it is going to be the first of many successful games.โ
Paul McGrath.
Villa rocked Forest with an early goal but Graham Taylor's man were happy to come away from the City Ground with a point.
Derek Mountfield, with a little help from Paul McGrath, gave Villa an eighth minute lead, but that was only the cue for Forest to bombard the visitors' goal.
Time after time, Brian Clough's men went desperately close and Steve Hodge and Lee Chapman, in particular, both squandered golden opportunities.
The long-awaited equaliser ended 59 minutes of frustration for Forest, Garry Parker putting them out of their misery with an 18-yard drive
But with Villa firmly on the defensive. Forest failed to make any further impression on the scoreline.
Villa fans 'caged' row
Four hundred Aston Villa fans missed Saturday's game at Nottingham after being "caged like animals" for 90 minutes at the railway station.
Their train broke down and by the time it arrived in Nottingham at 2.55 pm, the visitors' end at the Forest ground -- limited under restrictions following the Hillsborough disaster - was full.
So they were left penned up behind a 6ft wire fence next to the station for the duration of the match.
The compound, 35 yards by 3 yards, had no toilet facilities.
Mrs Diana Lucas, spokesman for British Rail, said: "The train got there too late so we kept the fans in a a compound, which is a bit like a cage and they were sent back. All were given refunds of their ยฃ4 fares."
Villa manager Graham Taylor said:
โThe Villa fans are to be complimented on their behaviour.
"There were 500 Villa fans locked out of the visitors' area and the Nottingham police decided to keep away another 500 from the train."
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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