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Game #3980

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 7 October 1987

2nd Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐ŸŸฅ |

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 50' |

Unused Substitutes

F Gary Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Alan McInally, Foul (1)
๐ŸŸจ Alan McInally, Dissent (2)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

๐ŸŸฅ Alan McInally (1)

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |

Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.19 |

Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.08 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

1-0

๐ŸŸฉ 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 2' |

Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 2' |

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 2โ€™ Goal, 1-0 Paul Birch, Assist by Kevin Gage, 80 Seconds
๐ŸŸจ | 23' Booking, Alan McInally, Foul
๐ŸŸจ | 23' Booking, Alan McInally, Dissent
๐ŸŸฅ | 23' Sending off, Alan McInally, Two bookable offences
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
๐Ÿ” | 50' Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on Allan Evans
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough

Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Wednesday, 7 October 1987

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Tony Ward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1982-1993
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0 (2-0)
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Tony Ward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1982-1993

Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 104 | ๐ŸŸฉ W48 (46% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D23 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(68% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L33 (32% ) | โšฝ 183 | ๐Ÿฅ… 136 | GD 47

Match Stats

Not recorded

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

๐Ÿ•’ 14 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 6 ๐ŸŸจ | 5 ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | 1.64

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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League Cup

Middlesbrough

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Villa Park

Attendance: 11,702

GK Stephen Pears | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Parkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dean Glover (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Kernaghan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Gary Pallister | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tony Mowbray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Colin Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Kerr (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Stuart Ripley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bernie Slaven | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

Bruce Rioch (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CB Alan Kernaghan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | (RB Brian Laws | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

M Gary Gill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

๐ŸŸฅ Alan McInally (1)

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

188

โœ…

187*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

64

๐ŸŸจ

55

๐ŸŸฅ

69

โ›”

53

๐Ÿฅ…

261

LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

15

โœ…

15

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

4

CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

56

โœ…

55

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

14

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

24

CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

14

โœ…

14

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

3

RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

14

โœ…

14

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

25

โœ…

23

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

2

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

9

๐ŸŸฅ

10

M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

141

โœ…

132

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

16

16

๐ŸŸฉ

47

๐ŸŸจ

38

๐ŸŸฅ

56

M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

10

โœ…

10

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1

W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

78

โœ…

74

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

6

๐ŸŸฉ

23

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

32

W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

211

โœ…

193

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

44

35

๐ŸŸฉ

79

๐ŸŸจ

51

๐ŸŸฅ

81

CF Alan McInally | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

3

โœ…

3

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

421

๐Ÿ”

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

60

13

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

168

๐ŸŸจ

111

๐ŸŸฅ

142

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Graham Taylor's ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa make it eight games unbeaten and win their fifth in seven in all competitions as Paul Birch's ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ goal settles the League Cup tie with Boro.

  • For the second successive game Villa โšฝ score within 80 seconds of the start but Alan McInally ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ is ๐ŸŸฅ sent off by a tetchy referee in the first half for refusing to give his name following a booking for a disputed foul.

  • Villa though hold on for the win to progress to the third round of the League Cup.

  • Centre forward Alan McInally ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ is ๐ŸŸฅ sent off on his ๐Ÿ•’ 3rd appearance in a Villa shirt.

  • Midfielder Warren Aspinall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐Ÿ•’ 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.

What they Said

โ€œThe referee was going to caution him and he refused to give him his name. It has taken me by surprise. I have never seen Mclnally like this.


"The referee was totally right.

โ€œThere is no defence for McInally whatsoever.

โ€œHe is letting himself down and the game.

"Now we are going to lose him for two matches in a fortnight's time Just as we were getting some kind of blend."

Graham Taylor.

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