Game #4023
Aston Villa

Tuesday, 27 September 1988
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Alan McInally
Garry Thompson and Bernie Gallacher make their first starts of the season in place of Alan McInally (injury) and Stuart Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.43 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.16 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.96 |
Villa see off their neighbours on their own patch with a fine brace of first half goals before second half complacency prevents the tie being put beyond all doubt.
Graham Taylor's Villa beat neighbours Birmingham in the first leg of the second round of the League Cup.

Won
2-0
🟩 27 Sep 1988, Villa 2-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'
Scorer(s) | Kevin Gage | 6' | Andy A Gray | 45' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #57 |
Tuesday, 27 September 1988

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Total 🕒 102 | 🟩 42 | 🟨 27 | 🟥 33 | ⚽ 158 | 🥅 137 |
League 🕒 96 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 25 | 🟥 32 | ⚽ 150 | 🥅 134 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 50 | 🟩 24 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 83 | 🥅 57 |
Away 🕒 52 | 🟩 18 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 21 | ⚽ 75 | 🥅 80 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 57 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 16 🟥 13 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)