Game #3839
Aston Villa
6-7-8, 25 PTS

Saturday, 29 December 1984
17th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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)
๐จ Gary Williams (12)
๐จ Brendan Ormsby, Dissent (9)
๐จ Colin Gibson, Foul (15)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.36 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.01 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa open up a two goal lead at the City Ground before a late equaliser destabilises Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ side to such an extent that they conceded an 86' penalty, leaving them defeated and 17th in the table.
Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa fail to win for the twelfth time in fourteen games to make it ๐ฉ five wins in ๐ twenty two League games, whilst ๐ฅ losing nine.
Colin Gibson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ 9th goal in ๐ 64 matches, having scored โฝ three in his first ๐ 144 appearances in a Villa shirt
Starting XI

Lost
2-3
๐ฅ 29 Dec 1984, Villa 2-3 Forest, City Ground
Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 17' | Paul Rideout | 34' |
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 17' | Peter Withe | 34' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Tony Dorigo
โฝ | 34โ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
๐ฅ
| 42' Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Davenport
๐ | HT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 84โ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Johnny Metgod
๐ฅ
| 86โ Goal, 2-3, (Nottingham Forest, pen), Peter Davenport
๐ | FT Nottingham Forest 3-2 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Gary Williams
๐จ | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Dissent
๐จ | Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 29 December 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ian Hendrick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1984โ1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Ian Hendrick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Preston, 1984โ1986
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 25 | ๐ฉ | 8 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 10 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Nottingham Forest
11-3-8, 36 PTS
City Ground
Attendance: 17,676
GK Hans Segers | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
LB Jim McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Hart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Bryn Gunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Johnny Metgod | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฝ |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Bowyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Wigley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Trevor Christie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Davenport | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Brian Clough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Colin Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1984-85
Playing Squad






























