Game #3946
Saturday, 3 January 1987
Attendance: 19,159
Drew
Division One
21st (-1)
Nottingham Forest
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Villa Park
Neale Cooper finally makes his debut five months after signing and helps Villa record a goalless draw with fourth placed Forest but Villa go second from bottom on goal difference.
Aston Villa
0-0
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Neale Cooper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 72' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, David Norton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Wild tackle
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa keep a clean sheet and secure a goal-less draw with high-flying Forest but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty one League games losing twenty four. Meanwhile, Neale Cooper made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Aberdeen in July 1986 for a fee of £350,000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 3 January 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 March 1986, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams, Martin Keown, Mark Walters and Neale Cooper (debut) replace Andy Gray, David Norton, Paul Birch and Paul Elliott.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.44 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.22 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
CF Phil Starbuck | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Norton | 🏴 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“Villa have far too many good players to be at the bottom of the League."
Neale Cooper.
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 5 January 1987.
