Game #3987
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 November 1987


Won
2nd (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Shrewsbury Town
Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,089
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
Shrewsbury Town
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 7' | Andy Blair | 50' |
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Martin Keown, Assist by Paul Birch
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 1-1 (Shrewsbury Town), Dave Leworthy
🟥 | 29’ Sending off, Mark Walters, Reckless tackle
🕒 | HT Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Martin Keown, Illegal tackle
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 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
Despite a poor refereeing performance and being reduced to ten men, Villa climb to second in the second division table after equalling their best post war unbeaten run of fifteen games.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa record their 🟩 tenth win in fourteen.
Midfielder Andy Blair 🏴 contributes his 🔥10th assist on his 🕒 65th appearance in a Villa shirt (50 Starts).
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 is 🟥 sent off for the first time in his Villa career on his 🕒 217th appearance in a Villa shirt (199 Starts).
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

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
Shrewsbury Town


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Tuesday, 3 November 1987
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🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991 🆘
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.90
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991 🆘
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 February 1987, Villa 1-2, Luton, Kenilworth.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟥 Mark Walters, Reckless tackle
🟨 Martin Keown, Illegal tackle
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters and Andy Blair replace David Hunt and Mark Burke.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.92 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.36 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.15 |
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
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 Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ian McNeill | 🏴 |

Shrewsbury Town
GK Steve Perks | 🏴 |
CB Richard Green | 🏴 |
CB David Moyes | 🏴 |
CB David Linighan | 🏴 |
M Brian Williams | 🏴 |
M Jon Narbett | 🏴 |
M Tim Steele | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gary Leonard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Bernard McNally | 🇬🇧 |
F Dave Leworthy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Colin Robinson | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gary Leonard | 🏴 | (W Mike Brown | 🏴 |)

🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Andy Crane | 🏴 |
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 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
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 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Nov 1987, Villa 2-1 Shrewsbury, Gay Meadow


MATCH REPORTS
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