Game #3984
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 October 1987
Drew
4th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 13,494
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Stoke City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa extend their unbeaten run to twelve as they climb to fourth in the second division table but are held at the Victoria Ground as tempers fray off the pitch as the Chairman once again is accused of idiotic interference in team matters.
KEY MAN
Doug Ellis, idiotic interference, Saturday, 24 October 1987.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 October 1987
🕒 | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Gary Shaw
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it twelve games unbeaten.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Stoke
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 24 October 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Ian Hemley
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan McInally replaces Steve Hunt.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.33 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.13 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Mick Mills | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
RB Steve Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Chris Hemming | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Carr | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Tony Ford | 🏴 |
W Phil Heath | 🏴 |
CF Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Andy Holmes | 🏴 |
M Carl Beeston | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It was not our best performance but It did show that we now have 11 men totally committed to the Aston Villa cause.
"There are moments when I ask myself; 'What the hell have I done?
"I haven't come here to be taught which players to buy."
Graham Taylor.
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