Game #3946
Aston Villa
6-6-12, 24 PTS
Saturday, 3 January 1987
Drew
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Nottingham Forest
11-6-7, 39 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,159
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-0
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | None
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 January 1987
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Neale Cooper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 72' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, David Norton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Wild tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 January 1987
Neale Cooper finally makes his debut five months after signing and helps Villa record a goalless draw with fourth placed Forest but Villa go second from bottom on goal difference.
Billy McNeill's Villa keep a clean sheet and secure a goal-less draw with high-flying Forest but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty one League games losing twenty four.
Meanwhile, Neale Cooper made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Aberdeen in July 1986 for a fee of £350,000.
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 3 January 1987
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🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1984–1991
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 March 1986, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams, Martin Keown, Mark Walters and Neale Cooper (debut) replace Andy Gray, David Norton, Paul Birch and Paul Elliott.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.44 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.22 |
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
CF Phil Starbuck | 🏴 |
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Norton | 🏴 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 72' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 |
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
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 5 January 1987.
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park.