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League

1986-87

Division One

First Division
22nd of 22
Relegated

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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20th

🟥 23 Aug 1986, Villa 0-3 Spurs, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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22nd (-2)

🟥 26 Aug 1986, Villa 2-3 Wimbledon, Plough Lane

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 22' (pen) | Garry Thompson | 90' |

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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22nd (-)

🟥 30 Aug 1986, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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19th (+3)

🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Paul Kerr | 45' | 46" |

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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20th (-1)

🟥 6 Sep 1986, Villa 1-2 Oxford, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 84' (pen) |

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1986-87
Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986
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21st (-1)

🟥 13 Sep 1986, Villa 0-6 Forest, City Ground

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Ron Wylie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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22nd (-1)

🟥 20 Sep 1986, Villa 1-4 Norwich, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 88' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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22nd (-)

🟨 27 Sep 1986, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | Steve Hodge | 4' | Garry Thompson | 34' | Allan Evans | 59' (pen) |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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20th (+2)

🟩 4 Oct 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road

Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 54' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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18th (+2)

🟩 11 Oct 1986, Villa 3-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Paul Elliott | 27' | 64' | Allan Evans | 49' (pen) |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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20th (-2)

🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road

Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 49' | Simon Stainrod | 81' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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18th (+2)

🟩 25 Oct 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Steve Hodge | 12' | 24' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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16th (+2)

🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 64' | 72' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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18th (-2)

🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 67' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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17th (+1)

🟨 15 Nov 1986, Villa 0-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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16th (+1)

🟨 22 Nov 1986, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 63' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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16th (-)

🟥 29 Nov 1986, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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19th (-3)

🟥 6 Dec 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 15' (pen) |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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19th (-)

🟨 13 Dec 1986, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Steve Hodge | 22' | Garry Thompson | 66' | Allan Evans | 72' (pen) |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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20th (-1)

🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 7' | Mark Walters | 25' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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17th (+3)

🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 82' | Tony Daley | 84' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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18th (-1)

🟥 27 Dec 1986, Villa 1-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Scorer(s) | Paul Elliott | 88' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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20th (-2)

🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-1)

🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 7 Feb 1987, Villa 0-1, QPR, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 14 Feb 1987, Villa 1-2, Luton, Kenilworth Road

Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 76' (pen) |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟨 21 Feb 1987, Villa 2-2, Liverpool, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 30' | Paul Elliott | 43' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road

Scorer(s) | Paul Elliott | 34' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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20th (+1)

🟨 4 Mar 1987, Villa 0-0 Wimbledon, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-1)

🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'

Scorer(s) | Tony Daley | 44' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 21 Mar 1987, Villa 0-5 Southampton, The Dell

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Steve Hunt | 81' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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19th (+2)

🟩 28 Mar 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 61' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-2)

🟨 4 Apr 1987, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟨 11 Apr 1987, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 62' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 18 Apr 1987, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟥 20 Apr 1987, Villa 0-3 Charlton, Selhurst

Scorer(s) | None

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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21st (-)

🟩 25 Apr 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Steve Hunt | 15' | Warren Aspinall | 35' | 56' | Simon Stainrod | 58' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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22nd (-1)

🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury

Scorer(s) | Warren Aspinall | 24' |

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1986-87
Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1986-1987
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22nd (-)

🟥 4 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Phil Robinson | 51' |

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1986-87
Frank Upton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Caretaker
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22nd (-)

🟥 9 May 1987, Villa 1-3 United, Old Trafford

Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 73' |

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