Game #3834
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 December 1984
Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 14,669
Sunderland
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 84' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win for the first time in ten as Steve McMahon bosses the game from start to finish yet despite Graham Turner's denials that his 16th placed side is now full on asset stripping the word is "so the Villa talk goes, Steve McMahon has been made available for £300,000".
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 December 1984
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Tony Dorigo
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa win for the first time in nine games to make it five wins in seventeen League games, whilst losing seven. Paul Rideout, another player unhappy with the direction of the club under Ellis and Turner, scores a late winner just days after coming off the transfer list.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 1 December 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 8 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Milford | 🏴 | Bristol, 1981-1994
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 December 1982, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park 🆘
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
None
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Spink and Alan Curbishley make their first appearances of the season as Paul Rideout is recalled. Meanwhile Mervyn Day, Paul Birch and Didier Six drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.27 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.28 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 20.31 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
CB Gary Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
RB Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
M Steve Berry | 🏴 |
M Clive Walker | 🏴 |
F Stan Cummins | 🏴 |
CF Howard Gayle | 🏴 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF David Hodgson | 🏴 | (M Paul Lemon | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I have no desire to sell my best players.
Graham Turner.
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