Game #3931
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 November 1986


Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,529
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 64' | Tony Daley | 72' |
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 November 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Steve Hunt
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
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
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 November 1986
A brace from Simon Stainrod 🏴 including a breathtaking overhead kick secures Villa's 🟩 fifth win under Billy McNeill 🏴 as they climb to a season high 16th in the first division table.
Villa now have 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty league games having lost 🟥 nineteen.
Winger Tony Daley contributes his 🔥 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 41st appearance (32 Starts) to make it 🟩 W11 🟨 D12 🟥 L18, ⚽ 4 Goals and 🔥 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴 scores his ⚽ 25th goal on his 🕒 55th appearance in a Villa shirt (52 Starts).
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 appears for the first time in 3 months and the first time under Billy McNeill 🏴 to make it 🕒 275 appearances in a Villa shirt.
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, 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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 1 November 1986
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🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 3 🟥 1 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams (first start in 14) and Garry Thompson replace Paul Birch and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.26 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.05 |
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |

Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
W Paul Bunce | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Paul Bunce | 🏴 | (CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |)

🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
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

🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 12 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
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
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 3 November 1986.
🟩 1 Nov 1986, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park

