Game #3969
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1987
Lost
22nd (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 8,315
Hull City
Boothferry Park
Hull City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa old boy Pat Heard scores the opening goal for Hull from the spot, whilst future Villa midfielder sets up the tigers winners as Villa slump to 22nd in the 23 team second division.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1987
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Hull City, pen), Pat Heard
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Warren Aspinall (pen)
🕒 | HT Hull City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 1-2, (Hull City), Alex Dyer
🔁 | 72' Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Mark Burke
🕒 | FT Hull City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Simon Stainrod, Challenge on ‘keeper
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa find life in the second tier a real struggle as they record two defeats and no wins in the first three games of the season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Hull City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Hull City
Previous 5 vs. Hull: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 29 August 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1981–1993
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 0.33
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1981–1993
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 October 1984, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street.
Cards: 🟨
Tom Fitzharris
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Hull City
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Daley and David Hunt replaces Steve Hunt and Paul Birch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.37 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.18 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.88 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Brian Horton | 🏴 |
Hull City
GK Tony Norman | 🏴 |
RB Charlie Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Richard Jobson | 🏴 |
CB Peter Skipper | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Ray Daniel | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Billy Askew | 🏴 |
M Gareth Roberts | 🏴 |
W Alex Dyer | 🏴 |
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Burke | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Neil Williams | 🏴 |
CF Andy Saville | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"You don't need to be an expert to see what the problem is.
”All we have managed in three games is an own goal and a penalty. We are Just not hurting teams enough in the penalty area."
Graham Taylor.
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