Game #3990
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 November 1987


Won
4th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Oldham Athletic
Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,469
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
Oldham Athletic
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 November 1987
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 0-1 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
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 November 1987
Villa recover from their first defeat in thirteen League games to beat Oldham and climb back to fourth in the table having collected 23 points from a possible 30 away from home so far this season,
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa have now lost just once in fourteen Division Two games, winning eight.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 🔥 sets up Garry Thompson’s 🏴 ⚽ second goal to record his 85th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 220th appearance (202 Starts).
Bernie Gallacher 🏴 makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary 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
Oldham Athletic


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 14 November 1987
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🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1986–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 5 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1986–1991
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
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.39 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.18 |
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary 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 | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Joe Royle | 🏴 |

Oldham Athletic
GK Andy Gorton | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Mike Flynn | 🏴 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 |
M Mike Milligan | 🇮🇪 |
M Tony Henry | 🏴 |
M John Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Tommy Wright | 🏴 |
CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Nick Henry | 🏴 |
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
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

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

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 14 Nov 1987, Villa 1-0 Oldham, Boundary Park


MATCH REPORTS
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