Game #3926
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
Aston Villa
4-1
Reading
League Cup
Reading
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,484
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 14' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Hodge
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 2-1, (Reading), Trevor Senior
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Reading
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Paul Kerr
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 4-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Reading
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa make it three games unbeaten and two wins as they see off Second Division Reading at Villa Park in the League Cup second leg.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Reading
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_42d76516d5fa40b38c30b2a3d30e7f2f~mv2.gif)
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #11 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 2 🟥 0 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 January 1986, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray and Mark Walters make their first starts of the season in place of Simon Stainrod and Martin Keown.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.59 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.88 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.78 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_42d76516d5fa40b38c30b2a3d30e7f2f~mv2.gif)
Reading
GK Gary Westwood | 🏴 |
D Colin Bailie | 🇬🇧 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
LB Steve Richardson | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Paul Canoville | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Senior | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kevin Bremner | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | (M Michael Gilkes | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Dean Horrix | 🏴 | (CB Gary Peters | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_42d76516d5fa40b38c30b2a3d30e7f2f~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 Evening Mail*
Thursday, 9 October 1986.
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