Game #3842
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 January 1985
12th (+4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Dean Glover and David Norton (debut) replace Gordon Cowans and Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.25 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.41 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.07 |
Villa 🟩 win consecutive League games for the first time since the opening two matches of the season as they secure an easy victory at Highfield Road - their 🟩 fifth win in their last sixteen first division games.
Villa climb to 12th in the table, their highest position since October.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 seven wins in 🕒 twenty four League games, whilst 🟥 losing nine.
Defender David Norton 🏴 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth ranks to become the 630th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Won
3-0
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 32' | 71' | Paul Rideout | 65' |
Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 32' | Peter Withe | 65' | 71' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David Norton
🟨 | 19' Booking, Colin Gibson, Trip
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Coventry City 0-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 19 January 1985
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 27 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 45 | 🥅 21 |
League 🕒 24 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 39 | 🥅 19 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 14 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 24 | 🥅 6 |
Away 🕒 13 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 21 | 🥅 15 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M David Norton | 🏴 | #630 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 7 🟥 11 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,226
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
RB Kirk Stephens | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Bowman | 🏴 |
W David Bennett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Terry Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
Don Mackay | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | W David Bennett | 🏴 | (CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“The break [a trip to Bermuda] will give us the chance to get in some hard work.
“I think we can win a place in Europe.
“We have a very young, talented team learning quickly with each match.
“I was pleased with our defensive performance, particularly as we had two youngsters making their League debuts.”
Graham Turner gets over excited after beating bottom four side Coventry.
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