Game #3971
Aston Villa
1-2-2, 5 PTS

Saturday, 5 September 1987
16th (+4)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
M David Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Malcolm Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Neale Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Malcolm Allen and Mark Lillis make their debuts in place of Simon Stainrod and Warren Aspinall.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.89 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.11 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.57 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Malcolm Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #648 | Loan signing from Waford
๐ข M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #649 | ยฃ130,000 signing from Derby
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa secure their ๐ฉ first win of the season as want-away winger Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ runs Leicester ragged and debut boy Mark Lillis ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ lobs the 'keeper to take three points from Filbert Street and climb to 16th in the second division table.
Graham Taylor's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa ๐ฉ win for the first time in the second tier, and first time in five.
Midfielder Mark Lillis ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 27 makes a โฝ goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Derby County ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ for ยฃ130,000 to become the 649th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre forward Malcolm Allen ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ 20 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining on loan from Graham Taylor's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ previous club Watford earlier this month to become the 648th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI

Won
2-0
๐ฉ 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 39' | Mark Lillis | 62' |
Assist(s) | Nigel Spink | 39' |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Mark Lillis, Malcolm Allen
โฝ | 39โ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Nigel Spink
๐ | HT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 62โ Goal, 2-0 Mark Lillis
๐ | FT Leicester City 0-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 5 September 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Colin Downey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hounslow, 1977-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Colin Downey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hounslow, 1977-1987
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 5 | ๐ฉ | 1 ๐จ | 2 ๐ฅ 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
What they Said
"I can't comment on the reasons because whet happened is between Andy Gray and Notts County.
"I understood that the arrangement would become permanent but it was obviously not to be.
"Gray is now back with us and if the time comes when it is right to play him in the first team, then I will select him."
Graham Taylor.
Division Two
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,286
GK Ian Andrews | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Russell Osman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Simon Morgan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Venus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Steve Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Ramsey | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Robbie James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Gary McAllister | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Ian Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Gary Ford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Steve Moran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bryan Hamilton | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Mark Venus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Martin Russell | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
๐ | M Gary McAllister | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CB Phil Horner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
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: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1987-88
Playing Squad




























