Game #3845
Aston Villa
10-7-10, 37 PTS

Saturday, 2 March 1985
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Substitutes
🔁 | M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | for CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 55' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Peter Withe, Late tackle (29)
🟨 Colin Gibson, Dissent (17)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.66 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.53 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.18 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Lost
0-1
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 48' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
🔁 | 55' Sub off, Paul Rideout, Sub on, Steve McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Dissent
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 2 March 1985

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1981-1989
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 12 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table

Division One
Leicester City
9-6-12, 33 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 16,285
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy Peake | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Villa remain 10th but lose in the League for the first time in 1985 after four successive wins.
Graham Turner's Villa see their strong early League form in 1985 come to an end as they fail to score for the twelfth time this season to make it nine wins in twenty seven League games, whilst losing ten.
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Match Media
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