Game #4011
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 March 1988
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,392
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-1
Stoke City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1988
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
🔁 | 58' Sub off, Garry Thompson, Sub on, Tony Daley
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), Phil Heath
🔁 | 79' Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Mark Lillis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 March 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa continue their indifferent late season form as they lost for the fourth time in seven League games having lost just once in the previous twenty five. As a result odds on automatic promotion hangs in the balance.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Stoke
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
Aston Villa
Stoke
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 26 March 1988
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 11 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 31 August 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan McInally replaces Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.52 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.47 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 21.03 |
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa 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 | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Mick Mills | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Scott Barrett | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Carr | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
RB Steve Parkin | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Carl Beeston | 🏴 |
M Tony Ford | 🏴 |
M Tony Henry | 🏴 |
W Phil Heath | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Dave Puckett | 🏴 |
CF Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 58' |
🔁 | M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 | (CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |)
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Lee Fowler | 🏴 |
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
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 83 | 21* | 10 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 40* | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 March 1988, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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