Game #3933
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 November 1986


Lost
18th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 22,875
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 67' |
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 November 1986
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Paul Moulden
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Imre Varadi
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-2, Tony Daley, Assist by Steve Hodge
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-3, (Manchester City), Paul Moulden
🕒 | FT Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Paul Elliott
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
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 November 1986
Another spectacular solo goal from Tony Daley 🏴 is not enough to prevent only Villa's 🟥 second defeat in eleven games under Billy McNeill 🏴 as he returns to the bitter environment of his former club as Villa drop back to 18th in the table.
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for only the second time in ten games under his leadership but are defeated by second from bottom Manchester City.
As a result Villa now have 🟩 eleven wins in their last forty one league games 🟥 losing twenty.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (161 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W69 🟨 D39 🟥 L67, ⚽ 39 Goals and 🔥 32 assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 8 November 1986
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🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 3 🟥 2 | 1.91
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 6 February 1982, Villa 1-4 Manchester United, Old Trafford.
Cards: None
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
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters replaces Garry Thompson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.44 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.28 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.07 |
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Frizzell | 🏴 |

Manchester City
GK Perry Suckling | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Mick McCarthy | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
M Graham Baker | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Moulden | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | for CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W David White | 🏴 |
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
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road


MATCH REPORTS
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Monday, 10 November 1986.
🟥 8 Nov 1986, Villa 1-3 Manchester City, Maine Road

