Game #3979
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 October 1987
Won
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Plymouth Argyle
Home Park
Attendance: 10,515
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
Plymouth Argyle
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 2' |
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 October 1987
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Alan McInally, 70 Seconds
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 2-0, Mark Lillis
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 2-1, (Plymouth Argyle), Mark Smith
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 3-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Plymouth Argyle 1-3 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
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 October 1987
An Alan McInally inspired Villa take the lead after just 70 seconds and never lose control as they climb to eighth in the table with their strongest win of the season to date.
Graham Taylor's Villa make it seven games unbeaten and win their fourth in six.
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
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
Plymouth Argyle
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 3 October 1987
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🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 13 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 5 🟥 3 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 December 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: None
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
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Hunt replaces David Hunt.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.14 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.07 |
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
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 Mark Lillis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Dave Smith | 🏴 |
Plymouth Argyle
GK Geoff Crudgington (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Jason Rowbotham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D Leigh Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Nicky Law | 🏴 |
CB Mark Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Matthews | 🏴 |
M John Brimacombe | 🏴 |
M Kevin Hodges | 🏴 |
M Kevin Summerfield | 🏴 |
CF John Clayton | 🏴 |
CF Stewart Evans | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jason Rowbotham | 🏴 | (W Doug Anderson | 🏴 |)
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Andy Morrison | 🏴 |
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
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 420 | 6 | 60 | 13 | 167 | 111 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
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
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Oct 1987, Villa 3-1 Plymouth, Home Park
MATCH REPORTS
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