Game #3927
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 October 1986
Won
18th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 16,211
Southampton
Villa Park
Paul Elliott scores a brace as Villa win for the third time in an unbeaten five-match run to climb to eighteenth place in the table.
Aston Villa
3-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 27' | Garry Thompson | 64' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 October 1986
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Elliott, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 2-1, (Southampton), Danny Wallace
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 3-1, Paul Elliott, Assist by Garry Thompson
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Paul Kerr
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Southampton
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa continue their upturn in form under his leadership, unbeaten in four with three wins and as a result have won nine of their last thirty seven league games losing eighteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Southampton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Southampton
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 11 October 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 2 🟥 0 | 2.20
Career Form:
Champions
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 January 1986, League Cup, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Roger Milford
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨 🟨
Southampton
None
TEAM NEWS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.60 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.88 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.79 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
Southampton
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Forrest | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB Mark Wright | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🤡 |
M Graham Baker | 🏴 |
M Glenn Cockerill | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
M George Lawrence | 🏴 |
CF Danny Wallace | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Colin Clarke | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Matthew Le Tissier | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 13 October 1986.
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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