Game #3984
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 October 1987


Drew
4th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 13,494
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Stoke City
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 October 1987
🕒 | HT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Stoke City 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Gary Shaw
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
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 October 1987
Graham Taylor's Villa make it twelve games unbeaten.
Villa extend their unbeaten run to twelve as they climb to fourth in the second division table but are held at the Victoria Ground as tempers fray off the pitch as the Chairman once again is accused of idiotic interference in team matters.
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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
Stoke


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 24 October 1987
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🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1987–1994
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
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan McInally replaces Steve Hunt.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.33 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.13 |
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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 David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Mick Mills | 🏴 |

Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
RB Steve Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Chris Hemming | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
LB Cliff Carr | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Tony Ford | 🏴 |
W Phil Heath | 🏴 |
CF Graham Shaw | 🏴 |
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Andy Holmes | 🏴 |
M Carl Beeston | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 209 | 8 | 79 | 22 | 97 | 46 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 20 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Oct 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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