Game #3931
Aston Villa

Saturday, 1 November 1986
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Gary Williams (first start in 14) and Garry Thompson replace Paul Birch and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.26 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.05 |
A brace from Simon Stainrod 🏴 including a breathtaking overhead kick secures Villa's 🟩 fifth win under Billy McNeill 🏴 as they climb to a season high 16th in the first division table.
Villa now have 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty league games having lost 🟥 nineteen.
Winger Tony Daley contributes his 🔥 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 41st appearance (32 Starts) to make it 🟩 W11 🟨 D12 🟥 L18, ⚽ 4 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴 scores his ⚽ 25th goal on his 🕒 55th appearance in a Villa shirt (52 Starts).
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 appears for the first time in 3 months and the first time under Billy McNeill 🏴 to make it 🕒 275 appearances in a Villa shirt.

Won
2-0
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 64' | 72' |
Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 64' | Tony Daley | 72' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Steve Hunt
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 1 November 1986

Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
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Final Appearances:
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Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 3 🟥 1 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Leicester City

Villa Park
Attendance: 14,529
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
W Paul Bunce | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | W Paul Bunce | 🏴 | (CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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