Game #3993
Saturday, 5 December 1987
Attendance: 16,127
Won
Division Two
3rd (-)
Swindon Town
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Garry Thompson scores his fourth in three games as he benefits from the burgeoning relationship being built between new signing Andy Gray and Warren Aspinall, as the former's forward thinking passing enables the winger to make angled runs into the penalty area of panicked opposition.
Aston Villa
2-1
Swindon Town
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 52' | Mark Walters | 55' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Swindon Town
⚽ | 52’ Goal, Garry Thompson, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 55’ Goal, Garry Thompson, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 57’ Goal, (Swindon Town, pen), Quinn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Swindon Town
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Illegal tackle
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in sixteen Division Two games, winning ten.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Swindon Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swindon Town
Previous 5 vs. Swindon: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 5 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Mark Walters replaces Alan McInally.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.91 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Lou Macari | 🏴 |
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 Gray | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
Swindon Town
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Dave Hockaday | 🏴 |
CB Jonathan Gittens | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
M Steve Foley | 🏴 |
M Chris Kamara | 🏴 |
W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 |
F Steve White | 🏴 |
CF Dave Bamber | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Quinn | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Tim Parkin | 🏴 |
CF Bryan Wade | 🏴 |
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 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
“The first [goal] today was one of the best I have scored.
"The gaffer likes to get the ball into the box.
"That suits me because I want to get on the end of things.
“And don't forget how well Warren [Aspinall] played today."
Garry Thompson.
