Game #3916
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS

Saturday, 23 August 1986
20th
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.86 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #637 | ยฃ450,000 signing from Wednesday
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa are hammered at home on the opening day of the season but Graham Turner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟassures us there is nothing to panic about.
Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa open the season with a heavy defeat to Tottenham and have now ๐ฉ won just six of their last twenty eight league games, ๐ฅ losing thirteen.
Centre forward Garry Thompson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his debut in a Villa shirt aged 26 after joining from Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of ยฃ450,000 in June 1986 to become the 637th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI

Lost
0-3
๐ฅ 23 Aug 1986, Villa 0-3 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Garry Thompson
๐ฅ
| 4โ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
๐ฅ
| 27โ Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
๐ฅ
| 77โ Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Clive Allen
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #102 |
Saturday, 23 August 1986
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Joe Worrall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Warrington, 1977-1995
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 101 | ๐ฉ 34 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 48 | โฝ 153 | ๐ฅ
184 |
League ๐ 89 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 40 | โฝ 143 | ๐ฅ
164 |
FA Cup ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 48 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 72 | ๐ฅ
77 |
Away ๐ 51 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 27 | โฝ 79 | ๐ฅ
103 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 102 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 30 ๐ฅ 39 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
โ3-0 at home looks a disaster and it was certainly disappointing. But it was not one to panic about.โ
Graham Turner.
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0-0, 3 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,712
GK Ray Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Richard Gough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Graham Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mitchell Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tony Galvin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Glenn Hoddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Chris Waddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Falco | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Clive Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
David Pleat | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Glenn Hoddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Paul Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1986-87
Playing Squad



























