Game #3989
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 11 November 1987


Lost
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Simod Cup 1st Round
Bradford City
Villa Park
Attendance: 4,217
Aston Villa
0-5

Bradford City

Assist(s) | None
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Terry Dolan | 🏴 |

Bradford City
GK Paul Tomlinson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Mitchell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Gavin Oliver | 🏴 |
CB David Evans (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
M Stuart McCall | 🏴 |
M Greg Abbott | 🏴 |
M Leigh Palin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Ellis | 🏴 |
F Mark Leonard | 🏴 |
CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Mark Burke | 🏴 | for CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Leigh Palin | 🏴 | (CF Ian Ormondroyd (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 | (M Steve O'Shaughnessy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |)
🟥 11 Nov 1987, Villa 0-5 Bradford, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 11 November 1987
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa are hammered in the meaningless Simod Cup in front of a crowd so small it is barely worth recording.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (141 Starts).
Midfielder Mark Burke 🏴 18 makes his 8th & final appearance in a Villa shirt (5 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough for £50,000 in December 1987. Burke left with a record of 🟩 W2 🟨 D2 🟥 L4, ⚽ 0 Goals and 🔥1 Assist.
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