Game #3987
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
Shrewsbury Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Division Two
Shrewsbury Town
Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,089
Won
2nd (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 7' | Andy Blair | 50' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Warren Aspinall, hit the winner for Villa as they equalled their post war unbeaten record of fifteen games and climbed to second in the table, Tuesday, 3 November 1987.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Martin Keown, Assist by Paul Birch
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 1-1 (Shrewsbury Town), Dave Leworthy
🟥 | 29’ Sending off, Mark Walters, Reckless tackle
🕒 | HT Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, Illegal tackle
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it fifteen games unbeaten as they record their tenth win in fourteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Shrewsbury Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.90
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991 🆘
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 February 1987, Villa 1-2, Luton, Kenilworth.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Walters and Andy Blair replace David Hunt and Mark Burke.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.92 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.36 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.15 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McNeill | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
Shrewsbury Town
GK Steve Perks | 🏴 |
CB Richard Green | 🏴 |
CB David Moyes | 🏴 |
CB David Linighan | 🏴 |
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
M Jon Narbett | 🏴 |
M Tim Steele | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gary Leonard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bernard McNally | 🇬🇧 |
F Dave Leworthy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Colin Robinson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Gary Leonard | 🏴 | (W Mike Brown | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
LB Andy Crane | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_414bb5c712b54fafb0c91d45cf1cb912~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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