Aston Villa's 1985-86 season

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The Story of 1985-86

17 August 1985, Villa 0-4 Manchester United, Old Trafford.

Villa open the season with a heavy defeat under Graham Turner as old boy John Gidman does the damage, creating two goals for United in their stroll.

21 August 1985, Villa 2-2 Liverpool, Villa Park.

Gary Shaw makes his first home appearance in 18 months after injury and scores his first Villa Park goal since the opening day of the 1983-84 season as Villa take the game to last season's runners up before Nigel Spink saves a last gasp penalty.

24 August 1985, Villa 1-2 QPR, Villa Park.

Villa lose for the second time in three games under Graham Turner to sit 21st in the early first division table.

27 August 1985, Villa 0-0 Southampton, The Dell.

Villa, winless in four under Graham Turner, are held to a goalless draw at the Dell despite Southampton having Jimmy Case sent off late on and sit 21st in the table.

31 August 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park.

Villa win for the first time in five League games as an injury and illness hit side go three up against Luton in the first half and hold on for their first victory of the season to climb to 14th.

4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.

Villa hammer Albion at the Hawthorns to record successive wins and climb to 12th in the table.

7 September 1985, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, St Andrews'.

Villa play a second successive game against neighbours but can't repeat their Hawthorns trick as they are held at St Andrews' in a goalless draw to fall back to 13th.

14 September 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.

Villa face their third consecutive derby game as they are held by Coventry at Villa Park with new signing Steve Hodge scoring his second goal in four to send Villa 12th.

21 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Portman Road.

Villa hammer Ipswich at Portman Road to extend their unbeaten run to six with three wins as they climb to 11th in the table under Graham Turner.

25 September 1985, League Cup, Villa 4-1 Exeter, St James' Park.

Simon Stainrod scores all four goals on debut as Villa beat fourth division Exeter in the second round of the League Cup.

28 September 1985, Villa 0-0 Everton, Villa Park.

Villa hold reigning champions Everton at Villa Park after a remarkable goalscoring display from Neville Southall that single handedly keeps his side in the game as Villa extend their unbeaten run to eight.

5 October 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury.

Villa are beaten for the first time in nine as they lose to the odd goal in five at Highbury and fall to thirteenth in the table.

9 October 1985, League Cup, Villa 8-1 Exeter, Villa Park.

Villa win 12-2 on aggregate against fourth tier Exeter as Andy Gray scores his first goal for Villa since March 1979 against Tottenham whilst Gary Williams scores for the first time in his seven year career.

12 October 1985, Villa 1-2 Forest, Villa Park.

Villa make it successive League defeats as Forest win at Villa Park to push Villa down to 16th in the table.

19 October 1985, Villa 1-4 West Ham, Upton Park.

Despite taking an early lead through Simon Stainrod, Villa lose for the third successive League game as West Ham but four past Graham Turner's side to leave them 16th in the table.

26 October 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park.

Villa lose their fourth successive game to sit 16th in the table under Graham Turner.

30 October 1985, League Cup, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Elland Road.

Villa put four successive League defeats aside as they hammer second tier Leeds at Elland Road in the third round of the League Cup.

2 November, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.

Villa win for the first time in six League games to climb back to 15th in the table as Simon Stainrod continues his scoring run.

9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.

Villa see two first half goals disallowed for 'technical' offsides not interfering with play prompting an Andy Gray meltdown as Villa are held at Vicarage Road.

16 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Villa Park.

Villa extend their unbeaten run to four but are held for the second successive game as they fall back to 16th in the first division table under Graham Turner.

20 November 1985, League Cup, Villa 2-2 Albion, Villa Park.

Simon Stainrod scores his eleventh goal in twelve games as Villa come back from two goals down against the run of play to earn a replay at the Hawthorns in the 4th round of the League Cup.

23 November 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

Villa lose for the first time in four first division games as they are beaten at Stamford Bridge to remain 16th in the table.

27 November 1985, League Cup, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.

Villa win at the Hawthorns for the second time this season as they progress to the League Cup quarter finals at Albion's expense,

30 November 1985, Villa 1-2 Tottenham, Villa Park.

Villa lose consecutive games and now have one win in five League games under Graham Turner as they sit 16th in the first division table.

7 December 1985, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.

Villa's first half display warrants more but they are left well beaten in the second half to leave them winless in five League games under Graham Turner and 16th in the table.

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Season Summary

Division	Final League Position	FA Cup Progress	EFL Cup Progress	Biggest Win
Division One	16th	4th Round	Semi Final	8-1 vs. Exeter City (h), League Cup

Top Scorer	Most Appearances	Most Starts
22 \| Simon Stainrod	53 \| Mark Walters	53 \| Mark Walters

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

From	To	Manager	P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
Ongoing	Ongoing	Graham Turner	55	16	19	20	35	29%	36%	64%	20%	1.22

Manager	Chairman	Chief Executive
Graham Turner	Herbert Douglas Ellis	Steve Stride

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%	PPG
55	16	19	20	82	85	-3	0.96	1.49	1.55	10	18%	29%	36%	35	64%	1.22

Results - League

Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%	PPG
16th	42	10	14	18	51	67	44	-16	1.21	1.6	0.76	10	24%	24%	43%	57%	1.05

Sequences

Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
2	2	8	5	3

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	10	6	89	37	52	88
2	Everton	42	26	8	8	87	41	46	86
3	West Ham United	42	26	6	10	74	40	34	84
4	Manchester United	42	22	10	10	70	36	34	76
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	10	11	63	54	9	73
6	Chelsea	42	20	11	11	57	56	1	71
7	Arsenal	42	20	9	13	49	47	2	69
8	Nottingham Forest	42	19	11	12	69	53	16	68
9	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	61	44	17	66
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	8	15	74	52	22	65
11	Newcastle United	42	17	12	13	67	72	-5	63
12	Watford	42	16	11	15	69	62	7	59
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	7	20	53	64	-11	52
14	Southampton	42	12	10	20	51	62	-11	46
15	Manchester City	42	11	12	19	43	57	-14	45
16	Aston Villa	42	10	14	18	51	67	-16	44
17	Coventry City	42	11	10	21	48	71	-23	43
18	Oxford United	42	10	12	20	62	80	-18	42
19	Leicester City	42	10	12	20	54	76	-22	42
20	Ipswich Town	42	11	8	23	32	55	-23	41
21	Birmingham City	42	8	5	29	30	73	-43	29
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	4	12	26	35	89	-54	24

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D	L	Game
Division One	17 Aug 1985	Manchester United	4-0	Aston Villa			L	3902
Division One	21 Aug 1985	Aston Villa	2-1	Liverpool		D		3903
Division One	24 Aug 1985	Aston Villa	1-2	Queens Park Rangers			L	3904
Division One	27 Aug 1985	Southampton	0-0	Aston Villa		D		3905
Division One	31 Aug 1985	Aston Villa	3-1	Luton Town	W			3906
Division One	4 Sep 1985	West Brom	0-3	Aston Villa	W			3907
Division One	7 Sep 1985	Birmingham City	0-0	Aston Villa		D		3908
Division One	14 Sep 1985	Aston Villa	1-1	Coventry City		D		3909
Division One	21 Sep 1985	Ipswich Town	0-3	Aston Villa	W			3910
League Cup 2nd Round	25 Sep 1985	Exeter City	1-4	Aston Villa	W			3911
Division One	28 Sep 1985	Aston Villa	0-0	Everton		D		3912
Division One	5 Oct 1985	Arsenal	3-2	Aston Villa			L	3913
League Cup 2nd Round	9 Oct 1985	Aston Villa	8-1	Exeter City	W			3914
Division One	12 Oct 1985	Aston Villa	1-2	Nottingham Forest			L	3915
Division One	19 Oct 1985	West Ham United	4-1	Aston Villa			L	3916
Division One	26 Oct 1985	Aston Villa	1-2	Newcastle United			L	3917
League Cup 3rd Round	30 Oct 1985	Leeds United	0-3	Aston Villa	W			3918
Division One	2 Nov 1985	Aston Villa	2-0	Oxford United	W			3919

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Season 97 | 1985-86