Game #3955
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 March 1987
Newcastle United
2-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Attendance: 21,224
Lost
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Assist(s) | Warren Aspinall | 44' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Tony Daley, another daley spectacular isn't enough to stop Villa from losing to bottom club Newcastle, Saturday, 7 March 1987.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 March 1987
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Tony Cunningham
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Daley, Assist by Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Peter Beardsley
🔁 | 63' Sub off, David Norton, Sub on, Simon Stainrod
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Tackle
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the first time in four matches but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty eight League games losing twenty eight. Villa fall back to the bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with eleven games left to play.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 7 March 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: John Ireland | 🏴 | 1986–1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 12 🟥 13 | 1.09
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Ireland | 🏴 | 1986–1988
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.81 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.40 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Willie McFaul | 🇬🇧 |
Newcastle United
GK Martin Thomas | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Wharton | 🏴 |
CB Peter Jackson | 🏴 |
CB John Anderson | 🇮🇪 |
RB Neil McDonald | 🏴 |
M Albert Craig | 🏴 |
M Paul Stephenson | 🏴 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tony Cunningham | 🇯🇲 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Allon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | for M David Norton | 🏴 | 63' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Joe Allon | 🏴 | (F Darren Jackson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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, 9 March 1987.
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