Game #3926
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 October 1986


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Reading
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,484
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1

Reading

Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 14' |
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Hodge
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 2-1, (Reading), Trevor Senior
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Reading
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Paul Kerr
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 4-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Reading
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
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
Villa win consecutive games as they secure a comfortable victory over second division Reading in the League Cup to make it four games unbeaten since Billy McNeill's appointment.
Billy McNeill's Villa make it three games unbeaten and two wins as they see off Second Division Reading at Villa Park in the League Cup second leg.
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa 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: ❌
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #11 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Wednesday, 8 October 1986
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🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 2 🟥 0 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray and Mark Walters make their first starts of the season in place of Simon Stainrod and Martin Keown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.59 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.88 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.78 |
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |

Reading
GK Gary Westwood | 🏴 |
D Colin Bailie | 🇬🇧 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
LB Steve Richardson | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Paul Canoville | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Senior | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kevin Bremner | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | (M Michael Gilkes | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Dean Horrix | 🏴 | (CB Gary Peters | 🏴 |)

🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa 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
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Oct 1986, Villa 4-1 Reading, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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