Game #4002
Aston Villa
16-10-4, 58 PTS
Saturday, 23 January 1988
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Manchester City
12-6-11, 42 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 24,668
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 13' | Tony Daley | 73' |
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 January 1988
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 2-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 January 1988
Villa make it 🟩 thirteen away wins as they open a six point gap at the top of the table after Tony Daley 🏴 - out with injury since August - makes one and scores one to make it eleven unbeaten.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa have now 🟥 lost just once in twenty four Division Two games, 🟩 winning fifteen.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 sets up Tony Daley’s 🏴 opener to contribute his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 22nd appearance.
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
League 🕒 110 | 🟩 43 | 🟨 30 | 🟥 37 | ⚽ 178 | 🥅 163 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 57 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 108 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 23 January 1988
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🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1979-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.94
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1979-1993
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 tbc
🟨 tbc
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Daley replaces Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.24 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.30 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.28 |
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Mel Machin | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Eric Nixon | 🏴 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Steve Redmond | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
RB Ian Brightwell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Paul Lake | 🏴 |
M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |
W David White | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Morley | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Ian Brightwell | 🏴 | (CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Norton | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ian Scott | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M David Norton | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
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
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Jan 1988, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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