Game #3835
Aston Villa
5-5-8, 20 PTS
Saturday, 8 December 1984
18th (-2)
🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 53' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.30 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 20.33 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-1
🟥 8 Dec 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 1-0, (Luton Town), David Preece
🕒 | HT Luton Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 53' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Luton Town 1-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 8 December 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 24 | 🟩 W8 (33% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(50% ) | 🟥 L12 (50% ) | ⚽ 26 | 🥅 28 | GD -2
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 9 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Division One
Luton Town
4-5-9, 17 PTS
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,696
GK Les Sealey (ft) | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
M Wayne Turner | 🏴 |
M David Preece | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Garry Parker (ft) | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 |
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 |
CF Brian Stein | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Emeka Nwajiobi | 🇳🇬 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Les Sealey (ft) | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
Midfielders
M Wayne Turner | 🏴 |
M David Preece | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker (ft) | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 |
M Emeka Nwajiobi | 🇳🇬 |
Forwards
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 |
CF Brian Stein | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
The crass stupidity of the Ellis / Turner regime is laid bare as Steve Foster - a player needlessly ostracised by Turner - lines up against and beats his former club just one month after leaving for a fee half the size of the purchase price paid six months before. Villa slump to 18th in the table.
Graham Turner's Villa fail to win for the ninth time in ten games to make it five wins in eighteen League games, whilst losing eight.
Meanwhile, Steve Foster, jettisoned by Turner, lines up for the victorious Hatters and provides yet another glaring example of the folly of Villa in 1984-85 under Ellis and his new manager.
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