Game #3992
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 November 1987
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division Two
Bradford City
Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,006
🟩 28 November 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 November 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
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 November 1987
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. Andy Gray made his Villa debut aged 23 after arriving from Crystal Palace earlier this month for a fee of £150,000. Midfielder Stuart Gray made his debut - scoring twice - aged 27 after joining from Barnsley earlier this month for a fee of £175,000.
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
🟢 M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Bradford City
🟩 28 November 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 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Penrose | 🏴 | Hull, 1987-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Penrose | 🏴 | Hull, 1987-1989
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 28 November 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 November 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 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 November 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 November 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 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 November 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 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 November 1987, Villa 4-2 Bradford, Valley Parade.
MATCH REPORTS
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