Game #3978
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 September 1987
Drew
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 11,772
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Alan McInally makes his much anticipated debut after six weeks out with injury since signing from Celtic but Villa fail to win at home for the sixth time this season as they climb a place to ninth in the second division table.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 September 1987
🟢 | 1' Debut, Alan McInally
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Simon Barker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it six games unbeaten - drawing three and winning three - as Alan McInally makes his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Celtic in July 1987 for a fee of £225,000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Wednesday, 30 September 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 5 🟥 3 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Blackburn Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor hands Alan McInally his debut in place of Malcolm Allen.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.27 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.06 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Don Mackay | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Terry Gennoe | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hendry | 🏴 |
CB Ally Dawson | 🏴 |
LB Chris Sulley | 🏴 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Scott Sellars | 🏴 |
M Ian Miller | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
CF Sean Curry | 🏴 |
CF Simon Garner | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Mail | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The supporters helped make it a special evening for me and I'm only sorry I couldn't respond with a goal."
Alan McInally.
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