Game #4010
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 March 1988
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Reading
Elm Park
Attendance: 10,255
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
Reading
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 46' | 83' |
🟩 19 Mar 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
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
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1988
An Alan McInally inspired Villa beat Reading to retake the outright lead at the top of the table, two points clear of Blackburn.
Graham Taylor's Villa return to winning ways and have now lost four in thirty one Division Two games, winning nineteen.
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm 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: ❌
🟩 19 Mar 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 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 10 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Andy A Gray, Obstruction
🟨 Paul Birch, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Mar 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 Mar 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 A 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 27 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Mar 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 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Mar 1988, Villa 2-0 Reading, Elm Park
MATCH REPORTS
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