Game #3953
Aston Villa
6-8-15, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 February 1987
Drew
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Norwich City
12-12-5, 48 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,070
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
Norwich City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Williams | 34' |
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 February 1987
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Elliott, Assist by Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Norwich City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Mike Phelan
🕒 | FT Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Time wasting
🟨 | Booking, Neale Cooper, Late challenge
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 February 1987
Villa claim a second successive draw to remain 21st in the table but now just two points off safety.
Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten with two draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty six League games losing twenty seven.
Villa however climb off the bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with thirteen games left to play.
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Norwich City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1984–85
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 28 February 1987
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🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 11 🟥 12 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 August 1986, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Daley, Dean Glover and David Norton replace Tony Dorigo, Paul Birch and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.97 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.59 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ken Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Norwich City
GK Bryan Gunn | 🏴 |
LB Tony Spearing | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
CB Ian Butterworth | 🏴 |
D Kenny Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Trevor Putney | 🏴 |
M Ian Crook | 🏴 |
M Dale Gordon | 🏴 |
M Mike Phelan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Robert Rosario | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Drinkell | 🏴 |
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Tony Spearing | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Biggins | 🏴 |)
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
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
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
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
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 2 March 1987.
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road