Game #3992
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 November 1987
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Bradford City
Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,006
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
Bradford City
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan McInally | 45' | Warren Aspinall | 47' | Garry Thompson | 58' |
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 November 1987
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Stuart Gray, Andy Gray
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Stuart Gray
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (Bradford City, pen), Ron Futcher
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-1, Paul Birch, Assist by Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Bradford City 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 3-2, (Bradford City, pen), Ron Futcher
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 4-2, Stuart Gray, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Bradford City 2-4 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Sims, Barging
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Illegal tackle
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Shirt tugging
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
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 November 1987
Villa beat leaders Bradford 🏴 to climb back to third in the division two table after 21 games.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa have now 🟥 lost just once in fifteen Division Two games, 🟩 winning nine as Andy Gray 🏴 and Stuart Gray 🏴 make their debuts.
Midfielder Andy Gray 🏴 23 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after arriving from Crystal Palace 🏴 earlier this month for a fee of £150,000 to become the 651st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Stuart Gray 🏴 27 makes a ⚽ goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Barnsley 🏴 earlier this month for a fee of £175,000 to become the 652nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | #651 | £150,000 signing from Palace
🟢 M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | #652 | £175,000 signing from Barnsley
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
Bradford City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1910-11
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 28 November 1987
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🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Penrose | 🏴 | Hull, 1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Penrose | 🏴 | Hull, 1987
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Steve Sims, Barging
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Illegal tackle
🟨 Andy A Gray, Shirt tugging
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor hands debuts to new signings Andy Gray and Stuart Gray in place of Mark Lillis and Andy Blair.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.01 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.22 |
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
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 A Gray | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Terry Dolan | 🏴 |
Bradford City
GK Paul Tomlinson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Mitchell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gavin Oliver | 🏴 |
CB David Evans (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart McCall | 🏴 |
M Leigh Palin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Ron Futcher | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | ⚽ |
CF John Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Brian Mitchell | 🏴 | (F Mark Leonard | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Leigh Palin | 🏴 | (M Greg Abbott | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
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
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Nov 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
MATCH REPORTS
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