Game #3974
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 16 September 1987
16th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
🟨 Bernie Gallacher, Foul
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Warren Aspinall replaces Malcolm Allen.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.02 |
Villa secure their 🟩 second win of the season as they make light work of Albion at the Hawthorns to climb to 16th in the second division after eight games thanks to a brace from Warren Aspinall 🏴.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for only the second time in eight second tier games.
Centre back Martin Keown 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Scorer(s) | Warren Aspinall | 14' | 90' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 90' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Bernie Gallacher, Foul
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Wednesday, 16 September 1987

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1987–1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
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Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1987–1993
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Referee:
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1987–1993
🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | 🆘 : 0
🕒 1 | 🟩 100% | 🟨 0% | 🟥 0% | 🆘 : 0%
Cards 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | 1.00 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
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Division Two
West Bromwich Albion

The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,072
GK Stuart Naylor | 🏴 |
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley (ex) | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Martin Singleton | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley (ex) | 🏴 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
CF Don Goodman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)

Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Don Goodman | 🏴 | (CF Bobby Williamson | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
CB Martin Dickinson | 🏴 |
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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