Game #3989
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 11 November 1987
1st Round
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | 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 Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

Substitutes
๐ | W Mark Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 72' |
Unused Substitutes
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Mark Lillis, High tackle (2)
๐จ Alan McInally, Dissent (3)
๐จ Garry Thompson (6)
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
Not recorded
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.09 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.38 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 20.65 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Lost
0-5
๐ฅ 11 Nov 1987, Villa 0-5 Bradford, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 13โ Goal, 0-1, (Bradford City), Ron Futcher
๐ฅ
| 30โ Goal, 0-2, (Bradford City), Ron Futcher
๐ฅ
| 45โ Goal, 0-3, (Bradford City), Brian Mitchell
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Bradford City
๐ฅ
| 66โ Goal, 0-4, (Bradford City), Ian Ormondroyd
๐ | 72โ Sub off, Garry Thompson, Sub on, Mark Burke
๐ฅ
| 77โ Goal, 0-5, (Bradford City), Steve OโShaugnessy
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-5 Bradford City
๐จ | Booking, Mark Lillis, High tackle
๐จ | Booking, Alan McInally, Dissent
๐จ | Booking, Garry Thompson
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #23 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Wednesday, 11 November 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-5
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 23 | ๐ฉ | 11 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 5 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

Simod Cup
Bradford City
Villa Park
Attendance: 4,217
GK Paul Tomlinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Gavin Oliver | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Evans (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Lee Sinnott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart McCall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Greg Abbott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leigh Palin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Mark Ellis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Mark Leonard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ron Futcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |๐ |
Terry Dolan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Leigh Palin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Ian Ormondroyd (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |)
๐ | CF Ron Futcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Steve O'Shaughnessy | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1910-11
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Match Media
On This Day
Graham Taylor's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa are hammered in the meaningless Simod Cup in front of a crowd so small it is barely worth recording.
Midfielder Paul Birch ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (141 Starts).
Midfielder Mark Burke ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 18 makes his 8th & final appearance in a Villa shirt (5 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough for ยฃ50,000 in December 1987. Burke left with a record of ๐ฉ W2 ๐จ D2 ๐ฅ L4, โฝ 0 Goals and ๐ฅ1 Assist.
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