Game #3987
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
Won
2nd (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 7,089
Shrewsbury Town
Gay Meadow
Despite a poor refereeing performance and being reduced to ten men, Villa climb to second in the second division table after equalling their best post war unbeaten run of fifteen games.
Shrewsbury Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 7' | Andy Blair | 50' |
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.
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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 HISTORY
Shrewsbury Town
Previous 5 vs. Shrewsbury: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
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
Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match: 🟥 14 February 1987, Villa 1-2, Luton, Kenilworth.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
Brian Stevens
CARDS
Villa
🟥 🟨
Shrewsbury Town
🟨
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
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Ian McNeill | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gary Leonard | 🏴 | (W Mike Brown | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Andy Crane | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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
"I would like everyone to see the video.
”It will show I didn't touch him. I was not retaliating or anything like that."
Mark Walters.
“The referee is always right.
"He will be subject to club discipline whether he feels the sending off was unjust or not.
"Nothing can be gained by disagreeing with the referee's decision. It seems that no sooner is one problem solved here than we create two.
"No ref sends off a player unless it was a sending-off offence. I have to believe that or I would pack the game in."
Graham Taylor.
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