Game #3983
Aston Villa
6-6-3, 24 PTS

Wednesday, 21 October 1987
5th (+2)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
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 Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M David Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ด |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Warren Aspinall (3)
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
David Hunt replaces Alan McInally.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.54 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.12 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1975-87 ๐ 81 | โ 77 ๐ (4) | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ 6 | ๐บ 8 | #576 |
On This Day
Villa take a second minute lead for the third time in five games as Palace are destroyed by a Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ hat-trick to send Villa 5th in the second division table.
Graham Taylor's Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ make it eleven games unbeaten as they hammer Palace at Villa Park to record their ๐ฉ seventh win in ten.
Winger Steve Hunt ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 31 makes his 81st & final appearance in a Villa shirt (77 Starts) before retiring from football. Hunt had played for Villa in two spells in 1975-76 and 1986-88 and left with a record of ๐ฉ W25 ๐จ D24 ๐ฅ L32, โฝ 9 Goals and ๐ฅ 6 Assists.
Winger Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his first ever hat-trick in a Villa shirt and scores two or more goals in a game for the 5th time in 214 appearances (196 Starts).
Starting XI

Won
4-1
๐ฉ 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 2' | 26' | 88' (pen) | Steve Hunt | 74' |
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 74' |
Match Timeline
๐จ | 1โ Booking, Warren Aspinall, 48 Seconds
โฝ | 2โ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters
๐ฅ | 26โ Missed Penalty, Warren Aspinall
โฝ | 26โ Goal, 2-0, Mark Walters
๐ฅ
| 28โ Goal, 2-1, (Crystal Palace), Ian Wright
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Crystal Palace
โฝ | 74โ Goal, Steve Hunt, Assist by Kevin Gage
โฝ | 88โ Goal, Mark Walters (pen)
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Crystal Palace
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Wednesday, 21 October 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Trevor Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Halifax, 1987โ1988
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Trevor Simpson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Halifax, 1987โ1988
Previous 5 vs. Palace: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 32 | ๐ฅ
17 |
League ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 15 | ๐ฅ
13 |
FA Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
3 |
League Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Home ๐ 10 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 23 | ๐ฅ
9 |
Away ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
7 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 17 | ๐ฉ | 8 ๐จ | 6 ๐ฅ 3 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Mark [Walters] has a lot of skill and he showed It again tonight.
"I can see many similarities between him and John Barnes.
โI believe that Mark could perform the same job for us that Barnes is doing for Liverpool.
"I taught John from an early age at Watford and I would be glad to help Mark.
โMark Is already responding to teaching.
"Like Barnes, he can become a really outstanding player."
Graham Taylor.
Division Two
Crystal Palace
6-3-4, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,755
GK George Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken O'Doherty | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Hone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gavin Nebbeling | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
CB Jim Cannon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Neil Redfearn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Geoff Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W John Salako | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Bright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Phil Barber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Stebbing | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
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: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1987-88
Playing Squad






























