Game #3943
Aston Villa
6-5-10, 25 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1986
Won
17th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Charlton Athletic
5-5-11, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,692
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Charlton Athletic
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 84' |
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Charlton Athletic
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, David Norton, Sub on, Paul Birch
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Charlton Athletic
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
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1986
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa leave it late to 🟩 win for the first time in nine as a Paul Birch 🏴 cameo secures the points to help Villa climb back to seventeenth as they beat second from bottom Charlton but remain just two points off the relegation places.
Villa now have 🟩 twelve wins in their last forty eight League games 🟥 losing twenty two.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates one to make it 25 Goal Involvements in 112 appearances in a Villa shirt (104 Starts).
Defender David Norton 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (49 Starts) following his promotion from the Youth Team.
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, 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
Charlton Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Friday, 26 December 1986
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🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up as five defenders, one winger and four forwards take to the field once again.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.41 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.09 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
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
Lennie Lawrence | 🏴 |
Charlton Athletic
GK Bob Bolder | 🏴 |
LB Mark Reid | 🏴 |
CB Steve Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Mark Aizlewood | 🏴 |
CB Peter Shirtliff | 🏴 |
D John Humphrey | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley (ex) | 🏴 |
M George Shipley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Stuart | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | for M David Norton | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M George Shipley | 🏴 | (CF John Pearson | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
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
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 112 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, 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
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Saturday, 27 December 1986.
🟩 26 Dec 1986, Villa 2-0 Charlton, Villa Park