Game #3942
Aston Villa
5-5-10, 20 PTS
Saturday, 20 December 1986


Drew
20th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Oxford United
6-7-7, 25 PTS
Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,364
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
Oxford United
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | David Norton | 7' | Andy Gray | 25' |
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1986
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by David Norton
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-1, (Oxford United), Gary Briggs
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 2-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Oxford United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-2, (Oxford United, pen), John Aldridge
🟥 | 88' Sending off, (Oxford United) Les Phillips
🕒 | FT Oxford United 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, 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
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 December 1986
Villa encounter yet another poor refereeing performance - this time from two officials after Keith Miller was replaced by Geoff Pearson, the latter gifting Oxford a bogus penalty to leave Villa winless in eight.
Billy McNeill's Villa draw for the second successive match bur are now without a win in eight and have just eleven wins in their last forty seven League games losing twenty two.
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

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
Oxford United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1985-86
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 20 December 1986
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🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Miller | 🏴 | Essex, 1984–1988
Replaced by Geoff Pearson | 🏴 | Kingston
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Miller | 🏴 | Essex, 1984–1988 🆘
Substitute Referee: Geoff Pearson
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 December 1986, FMC, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Mark Walters, Dissent
CARDS

🟥 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams, Paul Elliott, Martin Keown and Mark Walters replace Dean Glover, Steve Hodge, Steve Hunt and Allan Evans in a team notable for consisting of five defenders, one winger and four forwards.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.19 |
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |

Oxford United
GK Steve Hardwick | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB John Dreyer | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Kevin Brock | 🏴 |
F David Leworthy | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | (M Les Phillips | 🏴 | 🟥 |)

🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
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
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 22 December 1986.
🟨 20 Dec 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Manor Ground

