Game #3993
Aston Villa
11-7-4, 40 PTS
Saturday, 5 December 1987
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Swindon Town
9-4-8, 31 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,127
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Swindon Town
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 52' | Mark Walters | 55' |
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 December 1987
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Swindon Town
⚽ | 52’ Goal, Garry Thompson, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 55’ Goal, Garry Thompson, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 57’ Goal, (Swindon Town, pen), Quinn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Swindon Town
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Illegal tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 December 1987
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in sixteen Division Two games, winning ten.
Garry Thompson scores his fourth in three games as he benefits from the burgeoning relationship being built between new signing Andy Gray and Warren Aspinall, as the former's forward thinking passing enables the winger to make angled runs into the penalty area of panicked opposition.
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Swindon Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1968-69
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 5 December 1987
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🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 27 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters replaces Alan McInally.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.91 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.24 |
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, 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 Gray | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Lou Macari | 🏴 |
Swindon Town
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Dave Hockaday | 🏴 |
CB Jonathan Gittens | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
M Steve Foley | 🏴 |
M Chris Kamara | 🏴 |
W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 |
F Steve White | 🏴 |
CF Dave Bamber | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Quinn | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Tim Parkin | 🏴 |
CF Bryan Wade | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
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
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 December 1987, Villa 2-1 Swindon, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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