Game #3997
Aston Villa
12-10-4, 46 PTS
Monday, 28 December 1987
Drew
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
4-8-14, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,948
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 30' |
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 December 1987
⚽ | 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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 December 1987
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.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa end 1987 with three successive draws but had now lost just once in twenty Division Two games, winning eleven.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 23 makes his 225th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Glasgow Rangers later this month for a fee of £615,000. Having graduated from the Youth Team, Walters played for Villa between 1982 and 1987 leaving with a record of 🟩 W86 🟨 D56 🟥 L83, ⚽ 48 Goals and 🔥 7 Assists across his Villa career.
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 1982-87 🕒 225 | ✅ 207 🔁 (18) | ⚽ 48 | 🔥 37 | 🇺 14 | #618 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Monday, 28 December 1987
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🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-1997
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-1997
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Garry Thompson, Wild tackle
🟨 Mark Walters, Kicking out
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Late tackle
🟨 Andy Gray, Tussling
CARDS
🟨 Ian Bray
🟨 Ian Banks
🟨 Malcolm Brown
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray replaces Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
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 A Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Bray | 🏴 | (RB Malcolm Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 11 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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