Game #3979
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 October 1987
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 75' |
Unused Substitutes:
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Steve Hunt replaces David Hunt.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.14 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.07 |
An Alan McInally inspired Villa take the lead after just 70 seconds and never lose control as they climb to eighth in the table with their strongest win of the season to date.
Graham Taylor's Villa make it seven games unbeaten and win their fourth in six.
Won
3-1
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 2' | 39' | Mark Lillis | 9' |
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 2' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Alan McInally, 70 Seconds
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 2-0, Mark Lillis
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 2-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Mark Smith
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 3-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 3 October 1987
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
Previous 5 vs. Plymouth: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 13 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 5 🟥 3 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
Home Park
Attendance: 10,515
GK Geoff Crudgington (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Jason Rowbotham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D Leigh Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Nicky Law | 🏴 |
CB Mark Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Matthews | 🏴 |
M John Brimacombe | 🏴 |
M Kevin Hodges | 🏴 |
M Kevin Summerfield | 🏴 |
CF John Clayton | 🏴 |
CF Stewart Evans | 🏴 |
Dave Smith | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Jason Rowbotham | 🏴 | (W Doug Anderson | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
CB Andy Morrison | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"It may be two or three games yet before we start seeing the best of McInally, when he is fully match fit but what we have seen so far is very encouraging."
Graham Taylor.
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