Game #3970
Aston Villa
Monday, 31 August 1987
Drew
20th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,282
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 August 1987
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Ian Scott
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Dangerous 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
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 31 August 1987
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa remain winless in the second tier.
Villa put in an improved performance and take the lead through a 25 yarder from Kevin Gage 🏴 but are pegged back in the second half by fellow relegated side City to sit 20th in the second division table after four games.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 4th appearance.
Centre forward Simon Stainrod 🏴 28 makes his 82nd & final appearance in a Villa shirt (76 Starts) before moving on to Stoke City in December 1987 for £90,000 as Graham Taylor’s restructure began. Stainrod played for Villa between 1985-86 and 1987-88 and left with a record of 🟩 W20 🟨 D26 🟥 L36, ⚽ 26 Goals and 🔥 9 Assists.
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 1985-87 🕒 82 | ✅ 76 🔁 (6) | ⚽ 26 | 🔥 9 | 🇺 6 | #635 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Monday, 31 August 1987
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🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 0.50
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Buksh | 🏴 | London, 1983–1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 13 December 1986, Villa 3-3 Manchester United, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Dangerous tackle
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Burke and Steve Hunt replace Tony Daley and Neale Cooper.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.92 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.09 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 18.56 |
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Mel Machin | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Eric Nixon | 🏴 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Steve Redmond | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
RB Ian Brightwell | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Ian Scott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
W David White | 🏴 |
CF Tony Adcock | 🏴 |
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 31 Aug 1987, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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