Game #4026
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 12 October 1988
Aston Villa
5-0
Birmingham City
League Cup
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,753
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 1' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Ian Olney, scored on debut as Villa rout Birmingham once again.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 12 October 1988
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Ian Olney
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Derek Mountfield, Assist by Gordon Cowans, 45 Seconds
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Kevin Gage
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 3-0, Kevin Gage
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 4-0, Ian Olney
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Birmingham City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Stuart Gray, Sub on, Bernie Gallacher
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 5-0, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Birmingham City
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa hammer near neighbours Birmingham in the second leg of the second round of the League Cup to win the tie 7-0 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Ian Olney made a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 18 after joining from Ebley FC as a youth player in 1986.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Wednesday, 12 October 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Aggregate Score: 🟩 7-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 29 🟨 | 16 🟥 15 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 January 1988, FA Cup, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans, Steve Sims (first start in 7) and Ian Olney (debut) replace Martin Keown, Andy Gray and Garry Thompson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.66 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 18.83 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
Birmingham City
GK Tony Elliott | 🏴 |
LB John Frain | 🏴 |
CB Ian Atkins | 🏴 |
CB Vince Overson | 🏴 |
RB Ian Clarkson | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Des Bremner (ex) | 🏴 |
M Dean Peer | 🏴 |
W Ronnie Morris | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
F Colin Robinson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | for M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 | (CF Simon Sturridge | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Ronnie Morris | 🏴 | (M Gary Childs | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Alan McInally
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_afaca0bac3d245d884162807ffb22461~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
🟢 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham News*
Thursday, 13 October 1988
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