Game #4005
Aston Villa
Sunday, 14 February 1988


Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,957
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Garry Thompson | 35' |
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 14 February 1988
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Stuart Gray
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Alan Kernaghan
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), Tony Mowbray
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 2-1 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
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 14 February 1988
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for only the second time in twenty six Division Two games.
Villa remain top but Blackburn 🏴, up next, are now just one point behind.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts).
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

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
Middlesbrough


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Sunday, 14 February 1988
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🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 10 🟥 8 | 1.87
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Stuart Gray replaces Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.64 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.36 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.34 |
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
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
Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Stephen Pears | 🏴 |
RB Gary Parkinson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Laws | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Tony Mowbray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
LB Colin Cooper | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Stuart Ripley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Bernie Slaven | 🇮🇪 |
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Kerr (ex) | 🏴 | (CB Alan Kernaghan | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | W Stuart Ripley | 🏴 | (M Mark Burke (ex) | 🏴 |)

🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
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
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Feb 1988, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH REPORTS
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