Game #3997
Aston Villa
12-10-4, 46 PTS
Monday, 28 December 1987
3rd (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ด |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
Substitutes
๐ | CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for M Warren Aspinall
| ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 60' |
Unused Substitutes
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Garry Thompson, Wild tackle (8)
๐จ Mark Walters, Kicking out (21)
๐จ Warren Aspinall, Late tackle (7)
๐จ Andy A Gray, Tussling (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Andy Gray replaces Mark Lillis.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.30 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-87 ๐ 225 | โ 207 ๐ (18) | โฝ 48 | ๐ฅ 37 | ๐บ 14 | #618 |
On This Day
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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa end 1987 with three successive draws but had now lost just once in twenty Division Two games, winning eleven.
Winger Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 23 makes his 225th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Glasgow Rangers later this month for a fee of ยฃ615,000. Having graduated from the Youth Team, Walters played for Villa between 1982 and 1987 leaving with a record of ๐ฉ W86 ๐จ D56 ๐ฅ L83, โฝ 48 Goals and ๐ฅ 7 Assists across his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Drew
1-1
๐จ 28 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 30' |
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 30' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 29โ Goal, Paul Birch, Assist by Kevin Gage
๐ฅ
| 32โ Goal, (Huddersfield Town), Duncan Shearer
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
๐ | 60โ Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
๐จ | Booking, Garry Thompson, Wild tackle
๐จ | Booking, Mark Walters, Kicking out
๐จ | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Late tackle
๐จ | Booking, Andy Gray, Tussling
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Monday, 28 December 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Danson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1987-1997
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Paul Danson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leicester, 1987-1997
Previous 5 vs. Huddersfield: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 70 | ๐ฉ W31 (44% ) | ๐จ D19 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L20 (29% ) | โฝ 116 | ๐ฅ 86 | GD 30
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 31 | ๐ฉ | 15 ๐จ | 10 ๐ฅ 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"These offences concern me because they may affect promotion.
โBut they concern me a good deal more because they should not be part of the game.
โI do not want Aston Villa represented in this way."
Graham Taylor.
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
4-8-14, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,948
GK Brian Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Simon Trevitt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ian Bray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
CB Graham Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Walford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Simon Webster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Chris Hutchings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Banks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Graham Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F David Cork | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Duncan Shearer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Malcolm Macdonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Ian Bray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | (RB Malcolm Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Ian Bray
๐จ Ian Banks
๐จ Malcolm Brown
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Brian Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Ian Bray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Graham Mitchell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Walford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Simon Webster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Simon Trevitt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Chris Hutchings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Malcolm Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Ian Banks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Graham Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F David Cork | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Duncan Shearer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1987-88
Playing Squad
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #638 |
CB Neale Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #639 |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #647 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #643 |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #645 |
M Andy A Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #651 |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |
M David Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #646 |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #630 |
M David Platt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #653 |
M Gareth Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #654 |
M Mark Burke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #642 |
M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #649 |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
M Stuart Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #652 |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #640 |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618 |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #576 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #650 |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #637 |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
F Malcolm Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #648 |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #635 |
