Game #3844
Saturday, 23 February 1985
Attendance: 14,845
Won
Division One
10th (+2)
West Ham United
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Upton Park
Villa make it four consecutive League wins as 1985 starts in far better form than had been seen under Graham Turner in 1984. Villa climb to 10th in the table
West Ham United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 2' Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Paul Goddard
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-1, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | FT West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa maintain their upturn in 1985 League form as they win their fourth Division One game in succession to make it nine wins in twenty six League games, whilst also losing nine.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 23 February 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 February 1985, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams and Paul Birch replace Steve McMahon and David Norton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.51 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.16 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
John Lyall | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Tom McAlister | 🏴 |
LB Paul Brush | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 |
M Alan Dickens | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Goddard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Cottee | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 | (F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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