Game #3916
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 August 1986
Aston Villa
0-3
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,712
Lost
20th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 August 1986
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Garry Thompson
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa open the season with a heavy defeat to Tottenham and have now won just six of their last twenty eight league games, losing thirteen. Meanwhile, Garry Thompson made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £450,000 in June 1986.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Saturday, 23 August 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 102 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 30 🟥 39 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 March 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Garry Thompson makes his debut whilst Graham Turner selects Kevin Poole in goal in place of Nigel Spink.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.86 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
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Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Richard Gough | 🏴 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 | (M Paul Allen | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 25 August 1986.
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