Game #4007
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 February 1988
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,142
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-2
Plymouth Argyle
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 22' | 76' | Andy A Gray | 26' | Paul Birch | 74' |
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 February 1988
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Tommy Tynan
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Stuart Gray (pen)
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 2-1, David Platt, Assist by Tony Daley
⚽ | 26' Goal, 3-1, Paul Birch, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Plymouth Argyle
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 4-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 5-1, Paul Birch, Assist by Tony Daley
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 5-2, (Plymouth Argyle), Glyn Hodges
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Plymouth Argyle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 February 1988
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa return to winning ways and have now 🟥 lost three in twenty eight Division Two games, 🟩 winning seventeen.
Villa hit three in six first half minutes and a brace in two second half minutes to sweep aside Plymouth after successive defeats and retake top spot on goal difference from Blackburn.
Centre forward Garry Thompson 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his 25th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 56th appearance doing so at a rate of one goal involvement for every 2.24 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Plymouth Argyle
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Saturday, 27 February 1988
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🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Kirkby | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1988-1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 10 🟥 9 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Kirkby | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1988-1999
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Daley replaces Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.40 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.38 |
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Smith | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Steve Cherry | 🏴 |
D Leigh Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Adrian Burrows | 🏴 |
CB Nicky Marker | 🏴 |
D Gerry McElhinney | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M John Brimacombe | 🏴 |
M Kevin Hodges | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Matthews | 🏴 |
M Kevin Summerfield | 🏴 |
F Steve Cooper | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Tynan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Gerry McElhinney | 🇬🇧 | (CB Andy Morrison | 🏴 |)
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Norton | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Stewart Evans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M David Norton | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Feb 1988, Villa 5-2 Plymouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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