Game #3849
Aston Villa
10-10-11, 40 PTS

Saturday, 23 March 1985
11th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Didier Six | ๐ซ๐ท |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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
Goalkeepers
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Didier Six | ๐ซ๐ท |
Forwards
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Colin Gibson and Didier Six (first start in 16) replace Paul Kerr and Ray Walker.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.24 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa's strong start to 1985 is brutally ended as Mark Hughes scores a 7' hat-trick by the 19' and Villa have a second defeat in nine League games to fall back to 11th in the table.
Graham Turner's Villa lose by three goals or more without reply for the fifth time this season and fail to score for the fourteenth game. As a result make it nine wins in thirty one League games, whilst losing eleven.
Starting XI

Lost
0-4
๐ฅ 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 12โ Goal, 1-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
๐ฅ
| 13โ Goal, 2-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
๐ฅ
| 19โ Goal, 3-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
๐ | HT Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 53โ Goal, 4-0, (Manchester United), Norman Whiteside
๐ | FT Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 23 March 1985
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-4
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Linesmen: J. W. Lloyd (Wrexham); F. Taylor (Preston)
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 118 | ๐ฉ 42 | ๐จ 23 | ๐ฅ 53 | โฝ 191 | ๐ฅ
223 |
League ๐ 106 | ๐ฉ 39 | ๐จ 22 | ๐ฅ 45 | โฝ 176 | ๐ฅ
195 |
FA Cup ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 11 | ๐ฅ
20 |
League Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 57 | ๐ฉ 30 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 15 | โฝ 127 | ๐ฅ
91 |
Away ๐ 60 | ๐ฉ 11 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 38 | โฝ 62 | ๐ฅ
131 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 35 | ๐ฉ | 12 ๐จ | 10 ๐ฅ 13 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Manchester United
16-8-7, 56 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,941
GK Gary Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Graeme Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Strachan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jesper Olsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Bryan Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Norman Whiteside | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
CF Frank Stapleton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Mark Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (ft)
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Kevin Moran | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1982-83
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gary Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Paul McGrath (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Graeme Hogg | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Kevin Moran | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Full Backs
RB John Gidman (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Gordon Strachan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Jesper Olsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Bryan Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Norman Whiteside | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Forwards
CF Frank Stapleton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Mark Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1984-85
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