Game #3945
Aston Villa
6-5-12, 23 PTS
Thursday, 1 January 1987
20th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB David Norton | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 75' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB David Norton | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Allan Evans, Tony Daley and David Norton replace Martin Keown, Mark Walters and Gary Williams.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.86 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.11 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.22 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-3
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Alan Harper
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Trevor Steven
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Martin Keown
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-3, (Everton), Kevin Sheedy
🕒 | FT Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Thursday, 1 January 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1987-1996
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1987-1996
Linesmen: G. A. Racey (Warrington); F. Taylor (Bamber Bridge)
Reserve Official: C. G. Jenkins (Stourport)
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 161 | 🟩 W58 (36% ) | 🟨 D37 | 🇺(59% ) | 🟥 L66 (41% ) | ⚽ 247 | 🥅 270 | GD -23
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 8 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Division One
Everton
13-5-5, 44 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,203
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Alan Harper | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Sheedy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Steven | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Adrian Heath (ft) | 🏴 |
CF Paul Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Paul Power | 🏴 | (M Warren Aspinall (ft) | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1984-85
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Alan Harper | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Kevin Sheedy | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Steven | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath (ft) | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall (ft) | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Paul Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Billy McNeill's Villa open 1987 with a seventh loss in eleven games and have now just twelve wins in their last fifty League games losing twenty four. Villa drop to 21st in the table.
Villa hold out for 45 minutes but end up well beaten by second placed Everton as they fall to 20th in the table and in the relegation zone on goal difference.
What they Said
