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, 1977-1987
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
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1987
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Malcolm Allen and Mark Lillis make their debuts in place of Simon Stainrod and Warren Aspinall.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.89 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.11 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 18.57 |
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 🟢 |
MANAGER
Bryan Hamilton | 🇬🇧 |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
W Gary Ford | 🏴 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Mark Venus | 🏴 | (M Martin Russell | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | M Gary McAllister | 🏴 | (CB Phil Horner | 🏴 |)
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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