Game #4010
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 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 W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes:
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
🟨 Andy A Gray, Obstruction
🟨 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
| 25.08 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.43 |
An Alan McInally inspired Villa beat Reading to retake the outright lead at the top of the table, two points clear of Blackburn.
Graham Taylor's Villa return to winning ways and have now lost four in thirty one Division Two games, winning nineteen.
Won
2-0
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 46' | Garry Thompson | 83' |
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 46' | 83' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Reading 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Alan McInally
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Alan McInally
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Reading 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Obstruction
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Foul
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 19 March 1988
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Previous 5 vs. Reading: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 10 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
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Division Two
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 10,255
GK Steve Francis | 🏴 |
LB Steve Richardson | 🏴 |
D Colin Bailie | 🇬🇧 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 |
CB Keith Curle | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Neil Smillie | 🏴 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Billy Whitehurst | 🏴 |
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | F Steve Moran | 🏴 | (M Les Taylor | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | (M Michael Gilkes | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"I thought Alan's pace would tell the game wore on: said Taylor.
The business of being substitute is important but it doesn't always follow that players should automatically be in the team when they have done well as sub."
Graham Taylor.
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