Game #3942
Aston Villa
5-5-10, 20 PTS

Saturday, 20 December 1986
20th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1986-1987

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Mark Walters, Dissent (14)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Gary Williams, Paul Elliott, Martin Keown and Mark Walters replace Dean Glover, Steve Hodge, Steve Hunt and Allan Evans in a team notable for consisting of five defenders, one winger and four forwards.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.19 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa encounter yet another poor refereeing performance - this time from two officials after Keith Miller was replaced by Geoff Pearson, the latter gifting Oxford a bogus penalty to leave Villa winless in eight.
Billy McNeill's Villa draw for the second successive match bur are now without a win in eight and have just eleven wins in their last forty seven League games losing twenty two.
Starting XI

Drew
2-2
๐จ 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 7' | Mark Walters | 25' |
Assist(s) | David Norton | 7' | Andy Gray | 25' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 7โ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by David Norton
๐ฅ
| 15โ Goal, 1-1, (Oxford United), Gary Briggs
โฝ | 25โ Goal, 2-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Andy Gray
๐ | HT Oxford United 1-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 78โ Goal, 2-2, (Oxford United, pen), John Aldridge
๐ฅ | 88' Sending off, (Oxford United) Les Phillips
๐ | FT Oxford United 2-2 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Mark Walters, Dissent
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 20 December 1986
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Miller | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1986
Replaced by Geoff Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kingston
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Keith Miller | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1986
Substitute Referee: Geoff Pearson
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1986-1987
๐ 20 | ๐ฉ | 7 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 6 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
"I put in a perfectly good tackle on [Les] Phillips and was amazed when he got up and kicked me.
โI have been in enough trouble without wishing to get involved again.
โPhillips was silly. He fell over for the penalty and then laughed when the ref pointed to the spot."
Gary Williams.
"The ref said something about counting to seven seconds waiting for me to kick the ball. I ask you, the game had only just got going and he never gave me any warning."
Nigel Spink.
"There were some amazing decisions from both refs. When did you last see a goalkeeper penalised for time wasting in the first 20 minutes?"
Andy Gray.
Division One
Oxford United
6-7-7, 25 PTS
Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,364
GK Steve Hardwick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB John Dreyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Briggs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Dave Langan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M John Trewick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Trevor Hebberd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Brock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F David Leworthy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF John Aldridge | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
Maurice Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (M Les Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1985-86
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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