Game #3849
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1985
Lost
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,941
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
4-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1985
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 1-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 2-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 3-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🕒 | HT Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 4-0, (Manchester United), Norman Whiteside
🕒 | FT Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1985
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.
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1982-83
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 23 March 1985
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🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1979-1987
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson and Didier Six (first start in 16) replace Paul Kerr and Ray Walker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.24 |
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Graeme Hogg | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
M Jesper Olsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
W Norman Whiteside | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
CF Mark Hughes | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Kevin Moran | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford