Game #3974
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
Won
16th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,072
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
West Brom
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 90' |
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Bernie Gallacher, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
Graham Taylor's Villa win for only the second time in eight second tier games as an Aspinall double sees off Albion.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1981–1994
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1981–1994
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Warren Aspinall replaces Malcolm Allen.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.02 |
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Stuart Naylor | 🏴 |
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley (ex) | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Martin Singleton | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley (ex) | 🏴 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
CF Don Goodman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 |
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Don Goodman | 🏴 | (CF Bobby Williamson | 🏴 |)
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Martin Dickinson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 September 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH REPORTS
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