Game #3923
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 September 1986
Drew
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 9,363
🟨 24 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
Reading
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 11' |
🟨 24 September 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
🟨 24 September 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 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 September 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 September 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
🟨 24 September 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: 🟨
🟨 24 September 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 September 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 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 24 September 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 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟨 24 September 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 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 24 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 September 1986, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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