Game #3990
Saturday, 14 November 1987
Attendance: 6,469
Won
Division Two
4th (+1)
Oldham Athletic
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Boundary Park
Villa recover from their first defeat in thirteen League games to beat Oldham and climb back to fourth in the table having collected 23 points from a possible 30 away from home so far this season,
Oldham Athletic
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in fourteen Division Two games, winning eight.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Oldham Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oldham Athletic
Previous 5 vs. Oldham: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 14 November 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 3 January 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.39 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.18 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Joe Royle | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Oldham Athletic
GK Andy Gorton | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Mike Flynn | 🏴 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 |
M Mike Milligan | 🇮🇪 |
M Tony Henry | 🏴 |
M John Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Tommy Wright | 🏴 |
CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Nick Henry | 🏴 |
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We are basically an away team. Our football is less than enthralling and when need that little bit extra at home we just have not got the players at present who can give it to us.
“It makes it very difficult to watch us at Villa Park but somehow you can get away with it away from home.
“I did not intend it that was but that is how it has worked out.
“Maybe it will change when our injured players are fit, otherwise I shall have to bring some new faces in.
“[Our next League game is not for a fortnight] that should see us down to sixth or seventh which is about our true position.”
Graham Taylor.