On This Day
Billy McNeill's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Villa ๐ฅ lose for the sixth time in ten games and have now just ๐ฉ twelve wins in their last forty nine League games ๐ฅ losing twenty three.
Controversial referee David Axcell strikes again as he hands bottom club Chelsea ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ a dubious penalty after 8' to set them on the way to victory as Villa's fighting skills appear worryingly depleted.
Villa drop to 18th and are now just one clear of the relegation places after 22 games.
Centre forward Garry Thompson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 25th appearance in a Villa shirt and makes it ๐ฉ W8 ๐จ D6 ๐ฅ L11, โฝ 7 Goals and ๐ฅ 4 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Centre back Paul Elliott ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 53rd appearance.
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 | โฝ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1986-1987
Substitutes
๐ | W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Steve Hunt, Foul (7)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Paul Birch and Steve Hunt replace Tony Daley and David Norton.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.64 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.10 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.44 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Paul Elliott | 88' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 8โ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea, pen), Nigel Spackman
๐ฅ
| 45โ Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Kerry Dixon
๐ | HT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 77โ Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea), Colin Pates
๐ฅ
| 83โ Goal, 0-4, (Chelsea), Kerry Dixon
โฝ | 88โ Goal, 1-4, Paul Elliott
๐ | FT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
๐ | Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
๐จ | Booking, Steve Hunt, Foul
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 27 December 1986
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: David Axcell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Southend, 1983-1990 ๐
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: David Axcell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Southend, 1983-1990
Linesmen: P. D. Hardie; J. McMwnamin
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 91 | ๐ฉ W41 (45% ) | ๐จ D20 | ๐บ(67% ) | ๐ฅ L30 (33% ) | โฝ 160 | ๐ฅ 137 | GD 23
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1986-1987
๐ 22 | ๐ฉ | 8 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 7 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
"It's time for a fighting spirit and determined attitude to manifest itself, because otherwise we could take as bad a hammering as Leicester did."
"We didn't compete as enthusiastically as we might have done at Chelsea, but at least we are still in there among a whole host of teams who have an escape route.
"It's going to be the teams that want to survive the most who will achieve that.
"We have to prove that our determination to stay up is greater than that of everybody else."
Martin OโNeill.
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Keith Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Pates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M John Bumstead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe McLaughlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Nigel Spackman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Pat Nevin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF David Speedie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Kerry Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Roy Wegerle | ๐บ๐ธ |
John Hollins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Joe McLaughlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CF Gordon Durie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Colin Pates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Keith Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M John Bumstead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe McLaughlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Nigel Spackman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Pat Nevin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF David Speedie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Kerry Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Roy Wegerle | ๐บ๐ธ |
CF Gordon Durie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1986-87
Playing Squad
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #632 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #625 |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #638 |
CB Neale Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #639 |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #636 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #628 |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #630 |
M Mark Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #642 |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 |
M Phil Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #641 |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #634 |
M Stuart Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #644 |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #640 |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618 |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #576 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #637 |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #635 |
