Game #4016
Aston Villa
Monday, 2 May 1988
Won
3rd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Bradford City
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,423
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Bradford City
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 23' |
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 May 1988
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bradford City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bradford City
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, High tackle
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Late tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 May 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa win successive games and have now lost seven in thirty seven League games winning twenty one with automatic promotion just one result away with one game to play.
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa 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
Bradford City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Aston Villa
Bradford City
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #43 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Monday, 2 May 1988
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🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1983–1991
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1983–1991
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 September 1987, Villa 1-0 Huddersfield, Leeds Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Sims, Alan McInally and David Platt replace Martin Keown, Tony Daley and Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.58 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.65 |
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Terry Dolan | 🏴 |
Bradford City
GK Paul Tomlinson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Mitchell | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Oliver | 🏴 |
CB David Evans (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
LB Karl Goddard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stuart McCall | 🏴 |
M Mick Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |
CF John Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 |
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Karl Goddard | 🏴 | (F Mark Leonard | 🏴 |)
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Greg Abbott | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, 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
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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