Game #3957
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
Drew
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,575
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1
Watford
Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 81' |
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Mark Falco
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Watford
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-1, Steve Hunt, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
Billy McNeill's Villa stop a run of two successive defeats as they draw with Graham Taylor's Watford. As a result, Villa now have just twelve wins in their last sixty League games losing twenty nine. Villa remain bottom of the table, four points off safety and four points off the relegation play off place with nine games left to play.
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Watford
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
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🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Alan Flood | 🏴 | Stockport, 1986–1995
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 13 🟥 14 | 1.06
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Flood | 🏴 | Stockport, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams, Andy Gray and Neale Cooper replace Warren Aspinall, Phil Robinson and Allan Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.51 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.68 |
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
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 Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Gary Porter | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 66' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Barnes | 🏴 | (CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 |)
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, 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
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 66 | 16* | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22* | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, 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
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 March 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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