Game #3842
Aston Villa
8-7-9, 31 PTS

Saturday, 19 January 1985
12th (+4)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
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 Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | 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 Colin Gibson, Trip (16)
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
Dean Glover and David Norton (debut) replace Gordon Cowans and Gary Williams.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.25 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง ๓ ฟ | 33.41 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.07 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #630 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa ๐ฉ 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 ๐ฉ fifth win in their last sixteen first division games.
Villa climb to 12th in the table, their highest position since October.
Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa make it ๐ฉ seven wins in ๐ twenty four League games, whilst ๐ฅ losing nine.
Defender David Norton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Starting XI

Won
3-0
๐ฉ 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
๐ข | 1โ Debut, David Norton
๐จ | 19' Booking, Colin Gibson, Trip
โฝ | 32โ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Rideout
๐ | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 65โ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
โฝ | 71โ Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Peter Withe
๐ | FT Coventry City 0-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 19 January 1985
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Hutchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: David Hutchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 27 | ๐ฉ 15 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 45 | ๐ฅ
21 |
League ๐ 24 | ๐ฉ 13 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 39 | ๐ฅ
19 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 14 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 24 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Away ๐ 13 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 21 | ๐ฅ
15 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 28 | ๐ฉ | 10 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 11 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
โThe break [a trip to Bermuda] will give us the chance to get in some hard work.
โI think we can win a place in Europe.
โWe have a very young, talented team learning quickly with each match.
โI was pleased with our defensive performance, particularly as we had two youngsters making their League debuts.โ
Graham Turner gets over excited after beating bottom four side Coventry.
Division One
Coventry City
7-4-14, 25 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,226
GK Steve Ogrizoviฤ | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kirk Stephens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brian Kilcline | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Stuart Pearce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Micky Adams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lloyd McGrath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Bowman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W David Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Terry Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Don Mackay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W David Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Bob Latchford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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