Game #4010
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 March 1988
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 10,255
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
Reading
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 46' | 83' |
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 March 1988
🕒 | HT Reading 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Alan McInally
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Alan McInally
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Reading 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Obstruction
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1988
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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: ❌
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 19 March 1988
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🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 10 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 March 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.08 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.45 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.43 |
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |
Reading
GK Steve Francis | 🏴 |
LB Steve Richardson | 🏴 |
D Colin Bailie | 🇬🇧 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 |
CB Keith Curle | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Neil Smillie | 🏴 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Billy Whitehurst | 🏴 |
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Steve Moran | 🏴 | (M Les Taylor | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Jerry Williams | 🏴 | (M Michael Gilkes | 🏴 |)
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
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
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 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
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 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
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 March 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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