Game #3944
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 December 1986
Chelsea
4-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,637
Lost
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 December 1986
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea, pen), Nigel Spackman
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Kerry Dixon
🕒 | HT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea), Colin Pates
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 0-4, (Chelsea), Kerry Dixon
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-4, Paul Elliott
🕒 | FT Chelsea 4-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hunt, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the sixth time in ten games and have now just twelve wins in their last forty nine League games losing twenty three. This latest defeat comes against bottom club Chelsea as Villa fall to 20th.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 27 December 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 7 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 November 1986, League Cup, Villa 1-2 Southampton, The Dell 🆘
Cards: 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 31.10 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.44 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Hollins | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Chelsea
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 | (CF Gordon Durie | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 29 December 1986.
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