Game #3942
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 December 1986
Drew
20th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 8,364
Oxford United
Manor Ground
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.
Oxford United
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | David Norton | 7' | Andy Gray | 25' |
KEY MAN
Billy McNeill, another poor refereeing performance sees Villa winless in eight, Saturday, 20 December 1986.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1986
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by David Norton
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-1, (Oxford United), Gary Briggs
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 2-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Oxford United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-2, (Oxford United, pen), John Aldridge
🟥 | 88' Sending off, (Oxford United) Les Phillips
🕒 | FT Oxford United 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Oxford United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1985-86
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oxford United
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 20 December 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Miller | 🏴 | Essex, 1984–1988
Replaced by Geoff Pearson | 🏴 | Kingston
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.40
Career Form:
Mid Table
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Miller | 🏴 | Essex, 1984–1988 🆘
Substitute Referee: Geoff Pearson
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 December 1986, FMC, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Keith Miller
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Oxford United
🟥 🟨 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Oxford United
GK Steve Hardwick | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Kevin Brock | 🏴 |
F David Leworthy | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | (M Les Phillips | 🏴 | 🟥 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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
"I put in a perfectly good tackle on [Les] Phillips and was amazed when he got up and kicked me.
“I have been in enough trouble without wishing to get involved again.
“Phillips 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.
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 22 December 1986.
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