Game #3976
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 September 1987


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 11,424
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 September 1987
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 89’ Missed penalty, (Middlesbrough), Gary Hamilton
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
🟨 | Booking, David Hunt, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, Time wasting
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
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 September 1987
Villa make it three successive wins in all competitions as they beat Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park in the first leg of the League Cup second round.
Graham Taylor's Villa win for the third successive game and for the third consecutive away game as they add a victory in the League Cup to two League wins.
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome

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
Middlesbrough


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Wednesday, 23 September 1987
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🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 6 December 1986, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
🟨 David Hunt, Foul
🟨 Martin Keown, Time wasting
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Hunt replaces Neale Cooper.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.46 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.16 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.04 |
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Stephen Pears | 🏴 |
RB Gary Parkinson | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
CB Tony Mowbray | 🏴 |
LB Colin Cooper | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr (ex) | 🏴 |
W Stuart Ripley | 🏴 |
CF Bernie Slaven | 🇮🇪 |
CF Archie Stephens | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Archie Stephens | 🏴 | (CB Alan Kernaghan | 🇮🇪 |)

🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Paul Proudlock | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome


MATCH REPORTS
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