Game #3949
Aston Villa
6-6-13, 24 PTS
Saturday, 24 January 1987


Lost
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
12-5-8, 41 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,121
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 January 1987
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Hodge
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Hodge
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Nico Claesen
🔁 | 80' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 January 1987
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for the ninth time in fifteen matches in all competitions, 🟩 winning once
As a result Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty two League games 🟥losing twenty five.
The hated and hateful Steve Hodge 🏴 scores a brace against Villa just weeks after leaving in one of the most acrimonious departures imaginable as Villa remain 21st.
Centre back Martin Keown 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 24 January 1987
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🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1986–1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 10 | 1.22
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Roger Wiseman | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1986–1994
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray replaces Simon Stainrod.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.17 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.52 |
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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 | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Richard Gough | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 80' |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 | (M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |)
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 59 | 13* | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 27* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 24 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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