Game #3960
Aston Villa
7-12-17, 33 PTS

Saturday, 11 April 1987
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Substitutes
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🟨 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 33' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Andy Gray, Dissent (18)
🟨 Tony Daley, Tussling (1)
🟨 Tony Dorigo, Dissent (12)
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
Warren Aspinall replaces Garry Thompson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.77 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.38 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 19.59 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
1-1
🟨 11 Apr 1987, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 62' |
Assist(s) | Warren Aspinall | 62' |
Match Timeline
💥 | 14' Neale Cooper leaves the field on a stretcher
💥 | 23' Neale Cooper returns to the field of play
🔁 | 33' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, Tony Daley
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Steve Moran
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Warren Aspinall
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Tony Daley, Tussling
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo, Dissent
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 11 April 1987

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1982–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1982–1992
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 15 🟥 14 | 1.11
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8

Division One
Leicester City
10-7-19, 37 PTS

Filbert Street
Attendance: 11,933
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Paul Reid | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Paul Reid | 🏴 | (M Kevin Jobling | 🏴 |)
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: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa make it three games unbeaten as they draw with fourth from bottom Leicester City.
As a result, Villa now have thirteen wins in their last sixty three League games losing twenty nine.
Villa remain 21st in the table, seven points off safety and five points off the relegation play off place with six games left to play.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his 75th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 195th appearance in a Villa shirt (178 Starts) and make it 🟩 W72 🟨 D46 🟥 L77, ⚽ 41 Goals & 🔥 34 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for every 2.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (116 Starts).
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th start in a Villa shirt.
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Match Media
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