Game #3958
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 March 1987
Won
19th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,689
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 61' |
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 March 1987
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
🔁 | 58' Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Garry Thompson
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Rugby tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 March 1987
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 28 March 1987
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🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 13 🟥 14 | 1.11
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.52 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.35 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.69 |
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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 Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
George Curtis (ex) | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
M Tony Dobson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Nicky Pickering | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Phillips | 🏴 |
W David Bennett | 🏴 |
CF Keith Houchen | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 58' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Tony Dobson | 🏴 | (M Micky Gynn | 🏴 |)
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, 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
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 30 March 1987.
🟩 30 March 1987, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park.