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Game #3989

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 11 November 1987

1st Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Andy Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF Alan McInally | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | W Mark Burke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Garry Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 72' |

Unused Substitutes

M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Mark Lillis, High tackle (2)
๐ŸŸจ Alan McInally, Dissent (3)
๐ŸŸจ Garry Thompson (6)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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 | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.38 |

Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 20.65 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

0-5

๐ŸŸฅ 11 Nov 1987, Villa 0-5 Bradford, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 13โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Bradford City), Ron Futcher
๐Ÿฅ… | 30โ€™ Goal, 0-2, (Bradford City), Ron Futcher
๐Ÿฅ… | 45โ€™ Goal, 0-3, (Bradford City), Brian Mitchell
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-3 Bradford City
๐Ÿฅ… | 66โ€™ Goal, 0-4, (Bradford City), Ian Ormondroyd
๐Ÿ” | 72โ€™ Sub off, Garry Thompson, Sub on, Mark Burke
๐Ÿฅ… | 77โ€™ Goal, 0-5, (Bradford City), Steve Oโ€™Shaugnessy
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-5 Bradford City

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Mark Lillis, High tackle
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Alan McInally, Dissent
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Garry Thompson

Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #23 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Wednesday, 11 November 1987

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-5
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996

Previous 5 vs. Bradford: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | ๐ŸŸฉ W14 (44% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(66% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L11 (34% ) | โšฝ 60 | ๐Ÿฅ… 47 | GD 13

Match Stats

Not recorded

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

๐Ÿ•’ 23 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 11 ๐ŸŸจ | 7 ๐ŸŸฅ 5 | 1.74

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Simod Cup

Bradford City

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Villa Park

Attendance: 4,217

GK Paul Tomlinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Mitchell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CB Gavin Oliver | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Evans (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Lee Sinnott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart McCall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Greg Abbott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leigh Palin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
W Mark Ellis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Mark Leonard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ron Futcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |๐Ÿ” |

Terry Dolan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Leigh Palin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Ian Ormondroyd (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |)
๐Ÿ” | CF Ron Futcher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Steve O'Shaughnessy | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | โšฝ |)

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Œ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1910-11

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

197

โœ…

196*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

69

๐ŸŸจ

57

๐ŸŸฅ

71

โ›”

54

๐Ÿฅ…

274

RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

23

โœ…

23

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

4

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

5

CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

23

โœ…

23

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

5

LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

24

โœ…

24

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

6

M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

19

โœ…

19

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

1

๐ŸŸฉ

11

๐ŸŸจ

5

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

150

โœ…

141

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

16

17

๐ŸŸฉ

52

๐ŸŸจ

40

๐ŸŸฅ

58

M Andy Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

67

โœ…

52

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

10

๐ŸŸฉ

30

๐ŸŸจ

13

๐ŸŸฅ

24

W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

219

โœ…

201

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

48

36

๐ŸŸฉ

83

๐ŸŸจ

53

๐ŸŸฅ

83

W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

211

โœ…

202

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

79

22

๐ŸŸฉ

97

๐ŸŸจ

46

๐ŸŸฅ

68

CF Garry Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

39

โœ…

38

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

4

๐ŸŸฉ

9

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

18

CF Alan McInally | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

11

โœ…

11

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

3

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

2

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

M Mark Burke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

8

๐Ÿ”

3

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

2

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

4

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Graham Taylor's ๐Ÿด๓ 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 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐Ÿ•’ 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (141 Starts).

  • Midfielder Mark Burke ๐Ÿด๓ 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 ๐ŸŸฉ W2 ๐ŸŸจ D2 ๐ŸŸฅ L4, โšฝ 0 Goals and ๐Ÿ”ฅ1 Assist.

What they Said

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