Game #3919
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 3 September 1986


Won
19th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Luton Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,122
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Luton Town

Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 45' | Tony Daley | 46' |
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 3 September 1986
🔁 | 15’ Sub off, Andy Blair, Sub on, Paul Kerr
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Kerr, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Luton Town
🔁 | 46’ (Luton Town) Sub off, Tim Breaker, Sub on, Marc North
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Kerr, Assist by Tony Daley
🚑 | 68' Player retires from field of play with injury, (Luton Town) Marc North
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-1, (Luton Town), Brian Stein
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Luton Town
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
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
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 3 September 1986
Villa secure their first win of the season thanks to a brace from substitute, and frustrated sixth choice striker, Paul Kerr 🏴.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa win for the first time this season but had now 🟩 won just seven of their last thirty one league games, 🟥 losing fifteen.
Winger Steve Hunt 🏴 makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (21 Starts).
Midfielder Paul Kerr 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th & 6th goals in a Villa shirt (27 Appearances).
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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
Luton Town


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Wednesday, 3 September 1986
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🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 34 🟨 | 30 🟥 41 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Garry Thompson, Foul
🟨 Steve Hodge, Dissent
🟨 Paul Elliott, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Garry Thompson replaces Paul Kerr.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.59 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.10 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.89 |
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
John Moore | 🏴 |

Luton Town
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Marvin Johnson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
M Robert Wilson | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M Emeka Nwajiobi | 🇳🇬 |
CF Mark Stein | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mike Newell | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | for M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 15' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 | (CF Marc North | 🏴 |)

🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 27 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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Thursday, 4 September 1986.
🟩 3 Sep 1986, Villa 2-1 Luton, Villa Park

