Game #4153
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 March 1991
Aston Villa
1-2
Luton Town
Division One
Luton Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,587
Lost
16th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | David Platt | 69' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
David Platt, missed spot kick.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 March 1991
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gary Penrice
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Luton Town), Derek Mountfield o.g.
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-2, (Luton Town)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Luton Town
💥 | 50’ Missed penalty, David Platt
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 1-2, Tony Cascarino, Assist by David Platt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Luton Town
🔁 | Sub off, Derek Mountfield, Sub on, Ian Olney
🔁 | Sub off, Kent Nielsen, Sub on, Kevin Gage
ON THIS DAY
Jozef Vengloš' Villa lose for the second game in succession, and fall to 15th in the table.
Meanwhile, forward Gary Penrice made his Villa debut aged 26 after moving from Watford for a fee of £1,000,000 the previous day.
Whilst, midfielder Stuart Gray made his final appearance for Villa aged 30 before moving on to Southampton in September 1991 for £200,000, having paid Barnsley £175,000 4 years earlier.
Gray played for Villa between 1987-88 and 1990-91 and proved a key player during the Graham Taylor era, making 133 appearances and scoring 15 goals.
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 DETAILS
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Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 9 March 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 15 September 1990, Villa 2-0 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
David Platt and Gary Penrice (debut) replace Mark Blake and Kevin Gage.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.68 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.36 |
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
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Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🔁 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Ryan | 🏴 |
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Luton Town
GK Alec Chamberlain | 🏴 |
D Dave Beaumont | 🏴 |
CB Graham Rodger | 🏴 |
CB Marvin Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Darron McDonough | 🏴 |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
W David Preece | 🏴 |
CF Lars Elstrup | 🇩🇰 |
CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
🔁 RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | for CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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D Richard Harvey | 🏴 |
CF Sean Farrell | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
🟢 CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 1987-91 | 🕒 132 | 125 (7) | ⚽ 16 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 7 | #651 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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Sunday, 10 March 1991
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