Game #3981
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 October 1987
Won
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 20,741
Leeds United
Elland Road
Villa extend their unbeaten run to nine and win six consecutive away games for the first time since the double winning season of 1896-97 as they climb to 6th in the table with a strong second half fightback against Leeds.
Leeds United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 49' | Kevin Gage | 55' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 October 1987
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Bob Taylor
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, David Rennie
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Alan McInally
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Kevin Gage
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hunt, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Kicking the ball away
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it nine games unbeaten and win their sixth in eight.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 10 October 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: George Tyson | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1978-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 3 | 1.73
Career Form:
Top 6
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Tyson | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1978-1990
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 November 1983, Villa 2-5 Notts County, Meadow Lane.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
George Tyson
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Leeds United
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.09 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Billy Bremner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Leeds United
GK Mervyn Day (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Glynn Snodin | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
CB Peter Haddock | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
M John Stiles | 🏴 |
M David Rennie | 🏴 |
M Ken De Mange | 🇮🇪 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
CF Bob Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Mumby | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neil Aspin | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We are sixth in the Second Division and that is fine but it is nothing to be shouting over the rooftops."
"At the end of the season I hope we can look back and say what an important result this was."
Graham Taylor.
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