Game #3971
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 September 1987


Won
16th (+4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,286
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Nigel Spink | 39' |
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1987
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mark Lillis, Malcolm Allen
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Nigel Spink
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 2-0 Mark Lillis
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1987
Villa secure their 🟩 first win of the season as want-away winger Mark Walters 🏴 runs Leicester ragged and debut boy Mark Lillis 🏴 lobs the 'keeper to take three points from Filbert Street and climb to 16th in the second division table.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in the second tier, and first time in five.
Midfielder Mark Lillis 🏴 27 makes a ⚽ goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Derby County 🏴 for £130,000 to become the 649th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre forward Malcolm Allen 🏴 20 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining on loan from Graham Taylor's 🏴 previous club Watford earlier this month to become the 648th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | #648 | Loan signing from Waford
🟢 M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | #649 | £130,000 signing from Derby
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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 5 September 1987
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🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 2 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation