Game #4009
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 March 1988
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 63' |
Unused Substitutes:
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
🟨 Paul Birch, Foul
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.44 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.41 |
Villa suffer a "soccer mugging" but remain top of the table on goal difference from Blackburn, both of whom are six points clear of the chasing pack with eight to play.
Graham Taylor's Villa lose for the third time in five League games having lost just once in the previous twenty five Division Two matches.
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 80' |
Assist(s) | Garry Thompson | 80' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Peter Swan
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-2, (Leeds United), Bob Taylor
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Leeds United
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Alan McInally
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-2, Alan McInally, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Leeds United
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Foul
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 12 March 1988
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ron Groves | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 1984–1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Referee: Ron Groves | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 1984–1994
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 10 🟥 10 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
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Division Two
Leeds United
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,677
GK Mervyn Day (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Peter Haddock | 🏴 |
CB Mark Aizlewood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Peter Swan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Glynn Snodin | 🏴 |
M David Batty | 🏴 |
F Ian Baird | 🏴 |
CF Bob Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Pearson | 🏴 |
Billy Bremner | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Mark Aizlewood | 🏴 | (M David Rennie | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
CF Peter Mumby | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“He [Garry Thompson] just wasn't in the right place [to prevent flick ons from corners for both Leeds’ goals].
"But the second one did skim off his head.”
Graham Taylor.
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