๐ฅ 26 Nov 1988, Villa 1-2 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 73' |
Assist(s) | Andy A Gray | 73' |
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Saturday, 26 November 1988
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Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 70 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 18 ๐ฅ 19 | 1.67
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Game #4036
Match Record
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 26 November 1988
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bedford, 1982-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 32 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 52 | ๐ฅ
27 |
League ๐ 29 | ๐ฉ 15 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 46 | ๐ฅ
25 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 16 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ
7 |
Away ๐ 16 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ
20 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Squad News
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
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| 12โ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Cyrille Regis
๐ | HT Coventry City 1-0 Aston Villa
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| 61โ Goal, 0-2, (Coventry City), Keith Houchen
๐ | 66โ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
โฝ | 73โ Goal, 1-2, Alan McInally, Assist by Andy Gray
๐ | FT Coventry City 2-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Alan McInally, Wild tackle
๐จ | Booking, Martin Keown, Dissent
Officials
Referee: John Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bedford, 1982-1989
Officials
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Villa Bookings
๐จ Alan McInally, Wild tackle (6)
๐จ Martin Keown, Dissent (9)
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Chris Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Derek Mountfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
Substitutes
๐ M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 66' |
Unused Substitutes
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Coventry City
John Sillett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Steve Ogrizoviฤ | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Greg Downs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brian Kilcline | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Borrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Steve Sedgley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Keith Houchen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF David Speedie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Lloyd McGrath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
CB Graham Rodger | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Stuart Gray and Andy Gray replace Allan Evans and Bernie Gallacher.
Coventry City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Coventry City
Match Media

What they Said
"Coventry's only League win over Villa before this was in February 1937 and there were moments when Villa looked like keeping their run going."
A PIECE of magic from Cyrille Regis broke the Villa hoodoo which stretched back over 52 years. Coventry's only League win over Villa before this was in February 1937 and there were moments when Villa looked like keeping their run going.
Regis set up Coventry with a well-taken first half goal and Keith Houchen, a scorer at Tottenham on Wednesday, netted the second after an hour's play.
Villa should have been level after 55 minutes when Alan Mclnally carved through to leave David Platt a simple chance, but he fired over from eight yards.
The local derby exploded at the start with Coventry's Steve Sedgley being booked after 16 seconds for a foul on Gordon Cowans.
Mclnally was booked after eight minutes. Regis fired Coventry in front after 12 minutes from a move between Trevor Peake and Houchen.
Houchen scored the second in the 61st minute when David Speedie headed down Brian Borrows' free kick.
Villa fought their way back into the match in the 73rd minute thanks to more magic this time from Andy Gray.
He danced past three defenders before laying on a close range tap in for Mclnally to score his 13th goal of the season.
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