Game #4009
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 March 1988
Lost
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 19,677
Leeds United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Garry Thompson | 80' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 March 1988
🥅 | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 12 March 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 10 🟥 10 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Groves | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 1984–1994
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 21 March 1987, Villa 0-5 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: 🟨
Ron Groves
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Leeds United
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.06 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.44 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.41 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Billy Bremner | 🏴 |
Leeds United
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 63' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Mark Aizlewood | 🏴 | (M David Rennie | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Peter Mumby | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“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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