Game #3916
Saturday, 23 August 1986
Attendance: 24,712
Lost
Division One
20th
Tottenham Hotspur
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Villa Park
Villa are hammered at home on the opening day of the season but Graham Turner assures us there is nothing to panic about.
Aston Villa
0-3
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟢 | 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 HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
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: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 March 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 | (M Paul Allen | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“3-0 at home looks a disaster and it was certainly disappointing. But it was not one to panic about.”
Graham Turner.
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 25 August 1986.
