Game #3997
Aston Villa
Monday, 28 December 1987
Drew
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Huddersfield Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,948
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1
Huddersfield Town
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 30' |
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 December 1987
⚽ | 29’ Goal, Paul Birch, Assist by Kevin Gage
🥅 | 32’ Goal, (Huddersfield Town), Duncan Shearer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield Town
🟨 | Booking, Garry Thompson, Wild tackle
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Kicking out
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Tussling
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 December 1987
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 1982-87 | 🕒 225 | 207 (18) | ⚽ 48 | 🔥 35 | 🇺 14 | #617 |
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Huddersfield Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1925-26
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Monday, 28 December 1987
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🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 6 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Gray replaces Mark Lillis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.97 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.51 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, 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
Malcolm Macdonald | 🏴 |
Huddersfield Town
GK Brian Cox | 🏴 |
RB Simon Trevitt | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bray | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Graham Mitchell | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
CB Simon Webster | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hutchings | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Graham Cooper | 🏴 |
F David Cork | 🏴 |
CF Duncan Shearer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Bray | 🏴 | (RB Malcolm Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
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 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
With thanks to
Ignition Sports Media https://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/collections/aston-villa
Darren Hunt for the kind permission to use his collection of historic Villa programme covers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/astonvillaprogrammes/
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.
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🟨 28 December 1987, Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, Villa Park.