Game #4017
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 May 1988
Swindon Town
0-0
Aston Villa
Division Two
Swindon Town
County Ground
Attendance: 10,959
Drew
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 May 1988
HT Swindon Town 0-0 Aston Villa
FT Swindon Town 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa secure a goal-less draw at the County Ground to earn promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt.
The Second Division Championship was however beyond them as a run of one defeat in twenty five was followed by six defeats in thirteen that let the title slip.
Meanwhile, forward Warren Aspinall made his final appearance for Villa aged just 20 before moving on to recently relegated Portsmouth in August 1988 for a fee of £350,000.
Aspinall played for Villa in 1986-87 and 1987-88 making 50 appearances and scoring 16 goals after joining from Everton in February 1987 for a fee of £350,000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Swindon Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #44 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 7 May 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 12 🟥 13 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 November 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Paul Birch replaces Alan McInally.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.04 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.59 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.66 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Lou Macari | 🏴 |
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Swindon Town
GK Fraser Digby | 🏴 |
RB Dave Hockaday | 🏴 |
D Tim Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Jonathan Gittens | 🏴 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
M Kieran O'Regan | 🇮🇪 |
M Steve Foley | 🏴 |
F Steve White | 🏴 |
CF Dave Bamber | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Quinn | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 |
M Alan McLoughlin | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_9a6732274ac34e7188a13266bdf6a0de~mv2.gif)
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
🔴 F Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 1987-88 | 🕒 50 | 45 (5) | ⚽ 16 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 4 | #639 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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