Game #3923
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 September 1986
Drew
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 9,363
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
Reading
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 11' |
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 24 September 1986
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Reading), Kevin Bremner
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-1, Steve Hodge, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | HT Reading 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Reading 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 24 September 1986
Billy McNeill 🏴 takes charge of Villa for the first time but can only draw against a Reading side promoted to the second tier for the first time in 50 years.
Villa concede and equalise early but the two teams at the bottom of their respective decisions cannot be separated.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts).
Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Winger Steve Hunt 🏴 makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (29 Appearances).
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Reading
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Wednesday, 24 September 1986
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🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Bob Hamer | 🏴 | Bristol, 1985–1993
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Hamer | 🏴 | Bristol, 1985–1993
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Paul Birch, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink and David Norton replace Kevin Poole and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.16 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.18 |
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |
Reading
GK Gary Westwood | 🏴 |
LB Steve Richardson | 🏴 |
D Colin Bailie | 🇬🇧 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 |
M Terry Hurlock | 🏴 |
F Paul Canoville | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Senior | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
Tony Daley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Gary Peters | 🏴 |
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 12 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Sep 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH REPORTS
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