1987/88 Aston Villa Away Football Shirt (Y)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. A few tiny light bobbles

Size: Youth

Chest Measurement: 35-37 Inches / 90-95 CM

Manufacturer: Hummel

Colour: White & aqua stripes, claret trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1987/1988 & 1988/1989

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Hummel Aston Villa away football shirt from the 1987/88 season.

Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. A few tiny light bobbles (see photos).

Doug Ellis returned as chairman and majority shareholder in November 1982. The club was saddled with significant debts and questions had been raised by the police regarding fraudulent financial activity surrounding the building of the North Stand at Villa Park from 1980 to 1982.

The cost of the work was £1.3 million. An internal investigation found that £700,000 of the £1.3 million worth of bills were unaccounted for. A later report by accountants Deloitte found that there were "serious breaches of recommended codes of practice and poor site supervision".

Ellis immediately set about trying to reduce the club's overheads. He informed the players that they needed to take pay cuts and told the manager Tony Barton that there was a need to reduce the playing staff.

Saunders' team was broken up and not adequately replaced, culminating in the club being relegated in 1987, just five years after Villa had been crowned European champions.