Game #3936
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 18 November 1986
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
League Cup
Attendance: 13,402
Southampton
The Dell
One of the worst refereeing performances of all time sees Mark Dennis commit horrific fouls throughout the game without punishment before Villa have two players sent off for lesser offences and two legitimate goals chalked off.
Southampton
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 18 November 1986
💥 | 16’ Goal Disallowed, Garry Thompson’ goal ruled out despite ball being a foot over the line
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Jimmy Case scores immediately from the restart
🟨 | 20’ Mark Dennis booked for horrific tackle on Gary Williams
💥 | 38’ Mark Dennis two footed lunge on Simon Stainrod escapes booking
🕒 | HT Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | Mark Dennis heads Steve Hunt shot off line with ‘keeper beaten
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-2, (Southampton), Colin Clarke
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Paul Kerr
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Tony Daley Sub on, Mark Walters
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-2, Allan Evans (pen) after Paul Kerr is fouled
💥 | 72' Goal Disallowed, Paul Kerr equaliser ruled out incorrectly for pushing
💥 | Mark Dennis lunge on Tony Daley requires six stitches, escapes booking
🟥 | 74' Mark Dennis is finally sent off after a scuffle with Martin Keown
🟥 | 74' Martin Keown also sent off, first offence
🟥 | 76' Gary Williams sent off for aiming a kick at Steve Baker, first offence
🕒 | FT Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hunt, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
🟨 | Allan Evans booked for kicking the ball at referee David Axcell
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose to Southampton in the fourth round of the League Cup.
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 | #21 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Tuesday, 18 November 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 14 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.79
Career Form:
Top 6
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993 🆘
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 October 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
David Axcell
CARDS
Villa
🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Southampton
🟥 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Poole (first start since September) and Martin Keown replace Nigel Spink and Paul Birch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.31 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.10 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
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 Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 57' |
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Matthew Le Tissier | 🏴 |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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*
Wednesday, 19 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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