Game #3958
Aston Villa
7-10-17, 31 PTS
Saturday, 28 March 1987
19th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 58' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Gary Williams, Rugby tackle (23)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.52 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.35 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.69 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
1-0
🟩 28 Mar 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 61' |
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 61' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
🔁 | 58' Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Garry Thompson
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Rugby tackle
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 28 March 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 31 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 51 | 🥅 25 |
League 🕒 28 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 45 | 🥅 23 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 16 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 26 | 🥅 7 |
Away 🕒 15 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 25 | 🥅 18 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 13 🟥 14 | 1.11
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Division One
Coventry City
14-7-12, 49 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,689
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
M Tony Dobson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Nicky Pickering | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Phillips | 🏴 |
W David Bennett | 🏴 |
CF Keith Houchen | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
George Curtis (ex) | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Tony Dobson | 🏴 | (M Micky Gynn | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Tony Dobson
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa secure a first win in thirteen first division games as Coventry - yet to beat Villa in a League game in 50 years of trying - are defeated at Villa Park to send Villa to nineteenth in the table, their highest position since December, in the relegation play off place and five points from safety.
Billy McNeill's Villa win for the first time in fifteen games. As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty one League games losing twenty nine.
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Match Media
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