Game #3955
Aston Villa
6-9-16, 27 PTS
Saturday, 7 March 1987
Lost
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
6-7-16, 25 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 21,224
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
Newcastle United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Warren Aspinall | 44' |
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 March 1987
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Tony Cunningham
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Daley, Assist by Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Peter Beardsley
🔁 | 63' Sub off, David Norton, Sub on, Simon Stainrod
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Tackle
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
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 March 1987
Villa contrive to lose to bottom side Newcastle as David Norton errs in the offside trap to gift the hosts the lead before a Tony Daley spectacular levels the score. Peter Beardsley scores a second half goal to leave Villa winless in ten, 21st and two points off safety with eleven games left to play.
Villa lose for the first time in four matches under Billy McNeill but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty eight League games having lost twenty eight.
Tony Daley makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (65 Appearances) to make it W14 D21 L30, 7 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Saturday, 7 March 1987
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🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: John Ireland | 🏴 | 1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 12 🟥 13 | 1.09
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Ireland | 🏴 | 1987
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Garry Thompson, Tackle
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.81 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.61 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.40 |
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Willie McFaul | 🇬🇧 |
Newcastle United
GK Martin Thomas | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Wharton | 🏴 |
CB Peter Jackson | 🏴 |
CB John Anderson | 🇮🇪 |
RB Neil McDonald | 🏴 |
M Albert Craig | 🏴 |
M Paul Stephenson | 🏴 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
CF Tony Cunningham | 🇯🇲 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Allon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | for M David Norton | 🏴 | 63' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Joe Allon | 🏴 | (F Darren Jackson | 🏴 |)
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
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
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | | 71 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 9 March 1987.
🟥 7 Mar 1987, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, St James'