Game #3836
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 December 1984
Aston Villa
0-0
Liverpool
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
Drew
18th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1984
🕒 | 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 DETAILS
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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: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 6 🟥 9 | 1.23
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 January 1983, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
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
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Fagan | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
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
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
🔴 M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 1983-84 | 🕒 43 | 41 (2) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 8 | #618 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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