Game #4041
Aston Villa
5-8-5, 23 PTS
Monday, 26 December 1988


Won
10th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
5-5-8, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,106
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Queens Park Rangers

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1988
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 2-0, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 2-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
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
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 December 1988
Villa extend their unbeaten run to five in all competitions as they 🟩 win their second League game in four to climb to 10th in the first division table following a brace from 🏴 Alan McInally who makes it nineteen goals in nineteen games.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 scores his ⚽ 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 52nd appearance (43 Starts) at a game per goal rate of 2.08 so far in his Villa career.
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa 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
Queens Park Rangers


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Monday, 26 December 1988
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🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 20 🟥 19 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Derek Mountfield replaces Martin Keown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.23 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.21 |
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Trevor Francis | 🏴 |

Queens Park Rangers
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
RB Paul Parker | 🏴 |
RB David Kerslake | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Maguire | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 |
LB David Pizanti | 🇮🇱 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Coney | 🏴 |
CF Marc Falco | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gavin Maguire | 🏴 | (RB Danny Maddix | 🇯🇲 |)
🔁 | W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 | (CF Mark Stein | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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