Game #3836
Aston Villa
5-6-8, 21 PTS
Saturday, 15 December 1984
18th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.32 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.97 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1983-84 ๐ 43 | โ 41 ๐ (2) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ 9 | #619 |
On This Day
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.
Graham Turner's Villa fail to win for the tenth time in eleven games to make it ๐ฉ five wins in ๐ nineteen League games, whilst ๐ฅ losing eight.
Midfielder Alan Curbishley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 27 makes his 43rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (41 Starts) before moving to Charlton Athletic later this month. Curbishley left with a record of ๐ฉ W20 ๐จ D8 ๐ฅ L15, โฝ 1 Goal and ๐ฅ 1 Assist.
Starting XI
Drew
0-0
๐จ 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 15 December 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Darryl Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Uxbridge, 1976-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Darryl Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Uxbridge, 1976-1985
Linesmen: A. Fenn (Nuneaton); K. A. Ryman (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 124 | ๐ฉ W43 (35% ) | ๐จ D22 | ๐บ(52% ) | ๐ฅ L59 (48% ) | โฝ 201 | ๐ฅ 225 | GD -24
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 22 | ๐ฉ | 7 ๐จ | 6 ๐ฅ 9 | 1.23
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
"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.
Division One
Liverpool
7-7-5, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | ๐ฟ๐ผ |
LB Alan Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Hansen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Gillespie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Nicol | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Phil Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Craig Johnston | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Paul Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Wark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jan Mรธlby | ๐ณ๐ด |
CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Joe Fagan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Ronnie Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐๐๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | ๐ฟ๐ผ |
Defenders
CB Alan Hansen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Gillespie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Nicol | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Alan Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Phil Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Craig Johnston | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Paul Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Wark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jan Mรธlby | ๐ณ๐ด |
M Ronnie Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Forwards
CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1984-85
Playing Squad
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #632 |
GK Mervyn Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #624 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #625 |
CB Steve Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #626 |
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #628 |
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #620 |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
M Darren Bradley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #631 |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #630 |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 |
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #621 |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #622 |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
F Didier Six | ๐ซ๐ท | #629 |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #623 |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |
