Game #3949
Aston Villa
6-6-13, 24 PTS

Saturday, 24 January 1987
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Substitutes
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 80' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Andy Gray, Dissent (17)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Andy Gray replaces Simon Stainrod.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.17 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.52 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Hodge
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Hodge
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Nico Claesen
🔁 | 80' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 24 January 1987

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1987–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1987–1992
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 102 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 49 | ⚽ 153 | 🥅 187 |
League 🕒 90 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 18 | 🟥 41 | ⚽ 143 | 🥅 167 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 48 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 72 | 🥅 77 |
Away 🕒 52 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 79 | 🥅 106 |
Neutral 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 10 | 1.22
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table

Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
12-5-8, 41 PTS

White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,121
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Richard Gough | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 | 🟨 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 | (M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |)
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: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for the ninth time in fifteen matches in all competitions, 🟩 winning once
As a result Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty two League games 🟥losing twenty five.
The hated and hateful Steve Hodge 🏴 scores a brace against Villa just weeks after leaving in one of the most acrimonious departures imaginable as Villa remain 21st.
Centre back Martin Keown 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
What they Said
"It's a difficult time but we mustn't lose our heads. One win and the much needed confidence will come flooding in."
Billy McNeill.