Game #3845
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 March 1985
Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 16,285
Leicester City
Villa Park
Villa remain 10th but lose in the League for the first time in 1985 after four successive wins.
Aston Villa
0-1
Leicester City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 March 1985
🕒 | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 2 March 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 12 | 1.39
Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Danny Vickers
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Leicester City
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | for CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 55' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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