Game #3836
Saturday, 15 December 1984
Attendance: 24,007
Drew
Division One
18th (-)
Liverpool
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Villa Park
Villa fail to score for the third time in four games as they remain 18th in the table but hold Liverpool as Phil Neal demonstrates a master class in getting away with persistent fouling.
Aston Villa
0-0
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa fail to win for the tenth time in eleven games to make it five wins in nineteen League games, whilst losing eight. Meanwhile, Alan Curbishley made his final appearance aged 27 before moving to Charlton Athletic later this month. Curbishley played for Villa between 1982-83 and 1984-85 making 43 appearances and scoring once.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 15 December 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 January 1983, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tony Dorigo and Paul Birch replace Gordon Cowans and Steve McMahon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.54 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.32 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.97 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Joe Fagan | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
M Paul Walsh | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"There was no way Walters was going to get past Neal. He [Neal] did his stuff [persistent fouling] and I don't blame him. I just wonder why the referee waited so long before doing anything, because as it was we lost out ever time we created an opening."
Graham Turner.
