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First Division
16th of 22

Season 97 | 1985-86

Graham Turner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Nigel Spink

Player #611
Goalkeeper
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |

8 August 1958

Chelmsford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

0

โœ…

42

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

69

โ›”

7

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 135 | โœ… 134 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Kevin Poole

Player #632
Goalkeeper
GK Kevin Poole | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #632 |

21 July 1963

Bromsgrove ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

13

โšฝ

0

โœ…

13

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

16

โ›”

4

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Allan Evans

Player #594
Centre Back
CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |

12 October 1956

Dunfermline ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

3

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 383 | โœ… 380 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 49 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Brendan Ormsby

Player #599
Centre Back
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |

1 October 1960

Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

16

โšฝ

2

โœ…

16

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 140 | โœ… 136 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 4

Paul Elliott

Player #636
Centre Back
CB Paul Elliott | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #636 |

18 March 1964

London ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

31

โšฝ

2

โœ…

31

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 31 | โœ… 31 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Dean Glover

Player #625
Centre Back
CB Dean Glover | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #625 |

29 December 1963

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

27

โšฝ

1

โœ…

24

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 33 | โœ… 30 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Gary Williams

Player #598
Full Back
LB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |

17 December 1960

Wolverhampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

34

โšฝ

2

โœ…

34

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 272 | โœ… 267 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 12

Tony Dorigo

Player #628
Full Back
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #628 |

31 December 1965

Melbourne ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

50

โšฝ

1

โœ…

50

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 85 | โœ… 80 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

Colin J Gibson

Player #601
Midfielder
M Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |

6 April 1960

Bridport

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

2

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 238 | โœ… 233 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 17 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 17

Paul Birch

Player #619
Midfielder
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |

6 November 1962

West Bromwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

39

โšฝ

6

โœ…

36

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 95 | โœ… 90 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 11 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Steve McMahon

Player #622
Midfielder
M Steve McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #622 |

20 August 1961

Liverpool

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

3

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 91 | โœ… 91 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

Steve Hodge

Player #634
Midfielder
M Steve Hodge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #634 |

25 October 1962

Nottingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

10

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 48 | โœ… 48 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 10 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Andy Blair

Player #616
Midfielder
M Andy Blair | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |

18 December 1959

Kirkcaldy ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

0

โœ…

12

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 59 | โœ… 45 | ๐Ÿ” 14 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 9

David Norton

Player #630
Midfielder
M David Norton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #630 |

3 March 1965

Cannock ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

26

โšฝ

2

โœ…

25

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 28 | โœ… 27 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Paul Kerr

Player #627
Midfielder
M Paul Kerr | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 |

9 June 1964

Portsmouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

11

โšฝ

2

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 6 | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Ray Walker

Player #621
Midfielder
M Ray Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #621 |

28 September 1963

North Shields

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

8

โšฝ

0

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โœ… 18 | ๐Ÿ” 9 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Darren Bradley

Player #631
Midfielder
M Darren Bradley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #631 |

24 November 1965

Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

21

โšฝ

0

โœ…

18

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 23 | โœ… 19 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Tony Daley

Player #633
Winger
W Tony Daley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |

18 October 1967

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

26

โšฝ

2

โœ…

18

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

8

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 31 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 9 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Mark Walters

Player #618
Winger
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618 |

2 June 1964

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

53

โšฝ

13

โœ…

53

๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 169 | โœ… 155 | ๐Ÿ” 14 | โšฝ 37 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 32

Steve Hunt

Player #576
Winger
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #576 |

4 August 1956

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

12

โšฝ

2

โœ…

12

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Gary Shaw

Player #596
Forward
F Gary Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |

21 January 1961

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

13

โšฝ

1

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 205 | โœ… 199 | ๐Ÿ” 6 | โšฝ 77 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 22

Andy Gray

Player #578
Forward
CF Andy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |

30 November 1955

Glasgow ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

7

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 187 | โœ… 186 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 76 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 27

Simon Stainrod

Player #635
Forward
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #635 |

1 February 1959

Sheffield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1985-86
๐Ÿ•’

42

โšฝ

21

โœ…

40

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1985-86 ๐Ÿ•’ 42 | โœ… 40 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 21 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

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๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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