Game #3928
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 October 1986
Lost
20th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Watford
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,414
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
Watford
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Garry Thompson | 49' | 81' |
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 October 1986
🕒 | HT Watford 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Garry Thompson
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 1-1 (Watford), Marc Falco
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-2 (Watford), Marc Falco
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-3 (Watford), Kenny Jackett
🔁 | 66' Sub off, Martin Keown, Sub on, Simon Stainrod
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 1-4 (Watford), Marc Falco
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 2-4, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Watford 4-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Simon Stainrod, Ungentlemanly conduct
💥 | Report to FA, Andy Gray, Dissent
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
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 October 1986
Villa lose for the first time under Billy McNeill 🏴 in a wayward and ill-disciplined performance as they are taken apart by Graham Taylor's 🏴 Watford at Vicarage Road to fall back to 20th in the table in the final relegation spot after eleven games with second from bottom Newcastle up next.
Paul Elliott 🏴 is 🟨 cautioned for the 7th time in 14 games and the 10th time in 44.
Villa make it 🟩 nine wins in their last thirty eight league games 🟥 losing nineteen.
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
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
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 18 October 1986
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🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Mike James | 🏴 | Sussex, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 2 🟥 1 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike James | 🏴 | Sussex, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 10 November 1984, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Paul Elliott, Foul
🟨 Tony Dorigo, Foul
🟨 Simon Stainrod, Ungentlemanly conduct
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Martin Keown replaces Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.65 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.22 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.25 |
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | for CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 66' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Porter | 🏴 |
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
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | | 53 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage 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
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 20 October 1986.
🟥 18 Oct 1986, Villa 2-4 Watford, Vicarage Road