Game #3974
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
Won
16th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,072
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 90' |
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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
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
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
Villa secure their 🟩 second win of the season as they make light work of Albion at the Hawthorns to climb to 16th in the second division after eight games thanks to a brace from Warren Aspinall 🏴.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for only the second time in eight second tier games.
Centre back Martin Keown 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Wednesday, 16 September 1987
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🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1987–1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keren Barratt | 🏴 | Coventry, 1987–1993
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Bernie Gallacher, Foul
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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 | 🏴 | (ft)
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 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Don Goodman | 🏴 | (CF Bobby Williamson | 🏴 |)
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, 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 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Sep 1987, Villa 2-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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