Game #3925
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 October 1986
Won
20th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,563
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Coventry City
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 54' |
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 October 1986
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Steve Hodge
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo, Trip
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 October 1986
Billy McNeill's Villa win in only their second game under his leadership and as a result have won eight of their last thirty six league games losing eighteen.
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 4 October 1986
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🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 2 🟥 0 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.10 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.19 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.21 |
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Curtis (ex) | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
M Nicky Pickering | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Phillips | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W David Bennett | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | for CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Phillips | 🏴 | (M Micky Gynn | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
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
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 October 1986, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Highfield Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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