Game #3931
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 November 1986
Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 14,529
Leicester City
Villa Park
A brace from Simon Stainrod including a breathtaking overhead kick secured Villa's fifth win under Billy McNeill as they climb to a season high 16th in the first division table.
Aston Villa
2-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 64' | Tony Daley | 72' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 November 1986
🕒 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa have now won five, drawn two and lost one under his leadership. As a result Villa now have eleven wins in their last forty league games losing nineteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 1 November 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 3 🟥 1 | 2.00
Career Form:
Top 4
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 31 March 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: None
Neil Midgley
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams (first start in 14) and Garry Thompson replace Paul Birch and Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.26 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
Leicester City
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Paul Bunce | 🏴 | (CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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, 3 November 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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