Aston Villa

4-2-6, 14 PTS

Saturday, 27 October 1984

1984-85

16th (-3)

Lost

0-5

Leicester City

3-3-6, 12 PTS

Division One

Filbert Street

Attendance: 11,885

🟥 27 Oct 1984, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

🟩 25 Aug 1984, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

🟥 1 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

Division One

🟥 5 Sep 1984, Villa 0-5 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 8 Sep 1984, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

Division One

🟥 22 Sep 1984, Villa 0-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

League Cup

🟥 29 Sep 1984, Villa 0-3 Ipswich, Portman Road

Division One

🟩 6 Oct 1984, Villa 3-0 United, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

League Cup

🟥 13 Oct 1984, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison

Division One

🟨 20 Oct 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 27 Oct 1984, Villa 0-5 Leicester, Filbert Street

Division One

🟥 30 Oct 1984, Villa 0-1 QPR, Loftus Road

League Cup

🟨 3 Nov 1984, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 10 Nov 1984, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury

Division One

🟨 17 Nov 1984, Villa 2-2 Southampton, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 24 Nov 1984, Villa 0-2 QPR, Loftus Road

Division One

🟩 1 Dec 1984, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 8 Dec 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road

Division One

🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 26 Dec 1984, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Division One

🟥 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground

Division One

🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 5 Jan 1985, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

FA Cup

🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road

Division One

🟩 2 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park

Division One

🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

Division One

🟨 13 Mar 1985, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

🟨 16 Mar 1985, Villa 1-1 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

Division One

🟩 27 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 30 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

🟩 6 Apr 1985, Villa 3-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

🟥 16 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Division One

🟥 20 Apr 1985, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell

Division One

🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

Division One

🟩 4 May 1985, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Roker

Division One

🟥 6 May 1985, Villa 0-1 Luton, Villa Park

Division One

🟥 11 May 1985, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

On This Day

Saturday, 27 October 1984

Graham Turner's deeply questioned appointment proves to be the mis-step it was widely expected as Villa slump to 16th in the table and have now suffered defeats of 0-3, 0-5, 0-3 and 0-5 in twelve first division games as Turner's policy of insulting then discarding League and European Cup winning players proves the damaging folly it obviously was.
Graham Turner's Villa lose 0-5 for the second time in nine League games having also lost 0-3 twice.
This latest chastening defeat came a the hands of third from bottom Leicester City and made it four wins in twelve League games, whilst losing six. Whilst the number of defeats was enough of a concern, the nature of them was even more so and the fears appeared to be well founded for the many who had doubted the credentials of Turner to lead Villa on his appointment.

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986

🕒 14 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 2 🟥 6 | 1.43

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Game #3828

Match Record

Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 27 October 1984

Game Record

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1982–1991
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-5
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Total 🕒 64 | 🟩 W22 (34% ) | 🟨 D13 | 🇺(55% ) | 🟥 L29 (45% ) | ⚽ 116 | 🥅 131 | GD -15

Trophy Cabinet

Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Leicester City

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

Officials

Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1982–1991

Officials

Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

Officials

Villa Bookings

🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent (35)
⭐ Club Record

🟨 Steve McMahon, Dissent (8)
🟨 Colin Gibson, Dissent (14)

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Match Stats

Not recorded

Line Up & Subs

Aston Villa

Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986

GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unused Substitutes

None

Leicester City

Gordon Milne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GK Ian Andrews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Robbie Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 | (M Ian Banks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Team News

Aston Villa

Not recorded

Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.

Leicester City

Not Recorded

Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

Leicester City

Match Media

What they Said

“We deserved the rollocking [from Graham Turner] as we were a disgrace and never got in the game.”

Peter Withe.

“The amount of cash flying around here, both in salaries and perks, absolutely shocks me. But there is not enough pride - and I intend to change that.

Graham Turner.

Meanwhile, Dennis Mortimer, the League and European Cup winner jettisoned by Turner is a target for the top flight team who have just put five goals past Turner’s side.

Match Highlights

Team Selection

Goalkeeper

GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

⛔

🥅

Defenders

LB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

208

✅

203

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

🕒

307

✅

304

⚽

🔥

🟩

136

🟨

🟥

M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

197

✅

192

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

Midfielders

M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

338

✅

323

⚽

🔥

🟩

156

🟨

🟥

104

CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

202

✅

202

⚽

🔥

🟩

100

🟨

🟥

Forwards

CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

F Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |

🕒

✅

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

Substitutes

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

⛔

🥅

M Paul Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

🔁

⚽

Sub 1

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

1984-85

First Team Squad

GK Kevin Poole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #632 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Burton Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #594 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Darlington FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Steve Foster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #626 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Brighton & Hove Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Alan Curbishley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #620 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Charlton Athletic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M David Norton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #630 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Gainsborough Trinity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #582 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Burnley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #621 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Newcastle Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #633 |

Winger

Where are they now?

Forest Green 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #596 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Ernest Borel 🇭🇰 Died 2024

GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #624 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Carlisle United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #599 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Wigan Athletic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #598 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Bradford City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #601 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #580 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Birmingham City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #619 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Halesowen Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died

M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #622 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Swindon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Andy Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1988

CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #623 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Tranmere Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #611 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Dean Glover | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #625 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Kidderminster Harriers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #628 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Stoke City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Darren Bradley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #631 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #606 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Stafford Rangers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Paul Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #627 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Wycombe Wanderers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #618

Winger

Where are they now?

Bristol Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | #629 |

Forward

Where are they now?

VfB Leipzig 🇩🇪 Retired

CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #615 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Huddersfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

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