Game #3988
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 November 1987


Lost
5th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Millwall
Villa Park
Attendance: 13,255
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Millwall

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 25' |
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 November 1987
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Tony Cascarino
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-2, (Millwall), Les Briley
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-2, Martin Keown, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall
🔁 | Sub off, Andy Blair, Sub on, Gary Shaw
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall
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
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 November 1987
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa lose for the first time in sixteen games.
Martin Keown 🏴 scores from a Mark Walters 🏴 shimmy and cross on 25' but by that time Villa, unbeaten in their last fifteen, are two down to lowly Millwall on the way to their first defeat since September.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th start in a Villa shirt (218 Appearances).
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa 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
Millwall


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 7 November 1987
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🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 4 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 29 November 1986, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Warren Aspinall
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.93 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.37 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.16 |
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa 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 Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |

Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
LB Nicky Coleman | 🏴 |
CB Alan Walker | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 |
M David Byrne | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Steve Anthrobus | 🏴 |
M Darren Morgan | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 210 | 9 | 79 | 22 | 97 | 46 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
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
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Nov 1987, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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