Game #3961
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 April 1987
Lost
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 31,218
Everton
Villa Park
On the 90th anniversary of the opening of Villa Park, Villa lose narrowly to Champions elect Everton to leave them 21st, seven points off safety with five to play but have third from bottom Charlton up next.
Aston Villa
0-1
Everton
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 April 1987
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mark Burke
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Kevin Sheedy
🔁 | 78' Sub off, Mark Burke, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Everton
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Tackle from behind
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the first time in four games and now have thirteen wins in their last sixty four League games losing thirty. Villa however climb off the bottom of the table, leapfrogging Manchester City, but remain seven points off safety and six points off the relegation play off place with five games left to play. Meanwhile, Mark Burke made his Villa debut aged 18 after joining from school football in June 1985.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Everton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1984-85
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 18 April 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 15 🟥 15 | 1.08
Career Form:
Bottom 8
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 15 October 1986, Villa 3-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
Roger Milford
CARDS
Villa
None
Everton
None
TEAM NEWS
Mark Burke makes his debut in place of Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.40 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 18.19 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Howard Kendall | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 Burke | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Everton
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
RB Ian Snodin | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
M Peter Reid | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
M Kevin Sheedy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Trevor Steven | 🏴 |
CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 78' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Kevin Sheedy | 🇮🇪 | (CB Alan Harper | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
🟢 W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Sunday Independent*
Sunday, 19 April 1987.
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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