Game #3997
Monday, 28 December 1987
Attendance: 20,948
Drew
Division Two
3rd (+1)
Huddersfield Town
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Villa Park
Villa are held for the third consecutive game but climb back to third in the second division, three points off the top, as a notoriously poor referee, Paul Danson, loses control.
Aston Villa
1-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 30' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 29’ Goal, Paul Birch, Assist by Kevin Gage
🥅 | 32’ Goal, (Huddersfield Town), Duncan Shearer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Wild tackle
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Kicking out
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Tussling
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa end 1987 with three successive draws but had now lost just once in twenty Division Two games, winning eleven. Meanwhile, Mark Walters made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Glasgow Rangers this month for a fee of £615,000. Walters played for Villa between 1981-82 and 1987-88 making 219 appearances and making 47 goals.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Huddersfield Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
FIXTURE HISTORY
Huddersfield Town
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Monday, 28 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray replaces Mark Lillis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.30 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Brian Cox | 🏴 |
RB Simon Trevitt | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bray | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Graham Mitchell | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
CB Simon Webster | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hutchings | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Graham Cooper | 🏴 |
F David Cork | 🏴 |
CF Duncan Shearer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Bray | 🏴 | (RB Malcolm Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"These offences concern me because they may affect promotion.
“But they concern me a good deal more because they should not be part of the game.
“I do not want Aston Villa represented in this way."
Graham Taylor.
