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Aston Villa 1987–88: results and record

Every competitive match Aston Villa played in 1987–88, in Second Division — 50 matches, 26 won, 12 drawn, 12 lost, with scorers and attendances where the record holds them.

Honours this season

Aston Villa 1987–88 results

DateCompetitionVenueOpponentTheir seasonScoreScorersAtt
15 Aug 1987Second DivisionAIpswich TownIpswich Town 1987–881–1
22 Aug 1987Second DivisionHBirmingham CityBirmingham City 1987–880–2
29 Aug 1987Second DivisionAHull CityHull City 1987–881–2Warren Aspinall 29
31 Aug 1987Second DivisionHManchester CityManchester City 1987–881–1Kevin Gage 40
5 Sep 1987Second DivisionALeicester CityLeicester City 1987–882–0Mark Walters 39, Mark Lillis 62
8 Sep 1987Second DivisionHMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1987–880–1
12 Sep 1987Second DivisionHBarnsleyBarnsley 1987–880–0
16 Sep 1987Second DivisionAWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion 1987–882–0Warren Aspinall 14, Warren Aspinall 90
19 Sep 1987Second DivisionAHuddersfield TownHuddersfield Town 1987–881–0Steve Hunt 19
23 Sep 1987League CupAMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1987–881–0Warren Aspinall
26 Sep 1987Second DivisionHSheffield UnitedSheffield United 1987–881–1Kevin Gage 21
30 Sep 1987Second DivisionHBlackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers 1987–881–1Warren Aspinall 6
3 Oct 1987Second DivisionAPlymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle 1987–883–1Mark Walters 2, Mark Lillis 9, Mark Walters 39
7 Oct 1987League CupHMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1987–881–0Paul Birch
10 Oct 1987Second DivisionALeeds UnitedLeeds United 1987–883–1Warren Aspinall 49, Warren Aspinall 55
17 Oct 1987Second DivisionHAFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth 1987–881–1Mark Walters 10
21 Oct 1987Second DivisionHCrystal PalaceCrystal Palace 1987–884–1Mark Walters 2, Mark Walters 26, Steve Hunt 74, Mark Walters 88
24 Oct 1987Second DivisionAStoke CityStoke City 1987–880–0
28 Oct 1987League CupHTottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur 1987–882–1
31 Oct 1987Second DivisionHReadingReading 1987–882–1Andy Blair 64, Mark Lillis 78
3 Nov 1987Second DivisionAShrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town 1987–882–1Martin Keown 7, Warren Aspinall 50
7 Nov 1987Second DivisionHMillwallMillwall 1987–881–2Martin Keown 25
14 Nov 1987Second DivisionAOldham AthleticOldham Athletic 1987–881–0Alan McInally 36
18 Nov 1987League CupHSheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday 1987–881–2
28 Nov 1987Second DivisionABradford CityBradford City 1987–884–2Stuart Gray, Stuart Gray, Paul Birch, Garry Thompson
5 Dec 1987Second DivisionHSwindon TownSwindon Town 1987–882–1Garry Thompson, Garry Thompson
12 Dec 1987Second DivisionABirmingham CityBirmingham City 1987–882–1Garry Thompson, Garry Thompson
18 Dec 1987Second DivisionHWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion 1987–880–0
26 Dec 1987Second DivisionASheffield UnitedSheffield United 1987–881–1Garry Thompson 65
28 Dec 1987Second DivisionHHuddersfield TownHuddersfield Town 1987–881–1Paul Birch 30
1 Jan 1988Second DivisionHHull CityHull City 1987–885–0Stuart Gray, Warren Aspinall, Warren Aspinall, Andy Gray, Alan McInally
2 Jan 1988Second DivisionABarnsleyBarnsley 1987–883–1
9 Jan 1988FA CupALeeds UnitedLeeds United 1987–882–1
16 Jan 1988Second DivisionHIpswich TownIpswich Town 1987–881–0Martin Keown
23 Jan 1988Second DivisionAManchester CityManchester City 1987–882–0Tony Daley, Garry Thompson
31 Jan 1988FA CupHLiverpoolLiverpool 1987–880–2
6 Feb 1988Second DivisionHLeicester CityLeicester City 1987–882–1Mark Lillis, Allan Evans
14 Feb 1988Second DivisionAMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1987–881–2Tony Daley
20 Feb 1988Second DivisionABlackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers 1987–882–3David Platt, Garry Thompson
27 Feb 1988Second DivisionHPlymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle 1987–885–2Stuart Gray, David Platt, Paul Birch, Paul Birch, Garry Thompson
5 Mar 1988Second DivisionAAFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth 1987–882–1Tony Daley, David Platt
12 Mar 1988Second DivisionHLeeds UnitedLeeds United 1987–881–2Alan McInally
19 Mar 1988Second DivisionAReadingReading 1987–882–0Paul Birch, Garry Thompson
26 Mar 1988Second DivisionHStoke CityStoke City 1987–880–1
2 Apr 1988Second DivisionAMillwallMillwall 1987–881–2Garry Thompson
4 Apr 1988Second DivisionHOldham AthleticOldham Athletic 1987–881–2Stuart Gray
9 Apr 1988Second DivisionACrystal PalaceCrystal Palace 1987–881–1David Platt
23 Apr 1988Second DivisionHShrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town 1987–881–0Warren Aspinall
2 May 1988Second DivisionHBradford CityBradford City 1987–881–0David Platt
7 May 1988Second DivisionASwindon TownSwindon Town 1987–880–0

65 of the goals in this season carry a named scorer.

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