Game #3963
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 April 1987


Won
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,584
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-0

West Ham United

Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 15' | 56' | 58' |
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 April 1987
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-0, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 3-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 4-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 West Ham United
🔁 | Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Mark Walters
🟨 | Booking, Simon Stainrod, Trip
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 April 1987
With Villa, now on a reported £8,000 per player bonus to avoid relegation, and with a 🟩 single win in seventeen first division matches secure their 🟩 biggest win of the season over 14th placed West Ham.
Despite the 🟩 win, Villa remain 21st in the table, but with a reduced gap to safety of 6 points with three to play.
Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴 scores a brace for his ⚽ first goals in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 9th appearance.
Goalkeeper Kevin Poole 🏴 keeps his first ⛔ clean sheet in 🕒 12 games and 8th overall having kept 7 in his first 🕒 appearances.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 300th appearance in a Villa shirt (295 Starts).
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Ham United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #41 |
Saturday, 25 April 1987
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🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: John Lloyd | 🏴 | Wrexham, 1985-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 41 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 15 🟥 16 | 1.10
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: John Lloyd | 🏴 | Wrexham, 1985-1996
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 March 1986, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Poole and Simon Stainrod replace Nigel Spink and Neale Cooper.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.42 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.53 |
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |

West Ham United
GK Tom McAlister | 🏴 |
LB Thomas McQueen | 🏴 |
CB Tony Gale | 🏴 |
CB Gary Strodder | 🏴 |
M Mark Ward | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cottee | 🏴 |
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Billy Bonds | 🏴 | (M Alan Dickens | 🏴 |)
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, 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 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 196 | 18 | 41 | 34 | 73 | 46 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 April 1987, Villa 4-0 West Ham, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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