Game #3969
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1987
22nd (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
🔁 | W Mark Burke | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 72' |
Unused Substitutes:
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
🟨 Simon Stainrod, Challenge on ‘keeper
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Tony Daley and David Hunt replaces Steve Hunt and Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.37 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.18 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.88 |
Villa old boy Pat Heard 🏴 scores the opening goal for Hull from the spot, whilst future Villa midfielder Garry Parker 🏴 sets up the Tigers' winner as Villa slump to 22nd in the 23 team second division.
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.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (182 Starts).
Lost
1-2
🟥 29 Aug 1987, Villa 1-2 Hull, Boothferry Park
Scorer(s) | Warren Aspinall (pen) | 29' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 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
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 29 August 1987
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1982–1991
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1982–1991
Previous 5 vs. Hull: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 0.33
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Hull City
Boothferry Park
Attendance: 8,315
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 | 🏴 |
Brian Horton | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
RB Neil Williams | 🏴 |
CF Andy Saville | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"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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