Aston Villa
12-10-11, 46 PTS
Saturday, 30 March 1985
1984-85
10th (-)
Won
2-0
Tottenham Hotspur
18-6-7, 50 PTS
Division One
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,971
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Scorer(s) | Paul Rideout | 21' | Mark Walters | 75' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 21' | Brendan Ormsby | 75' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 30 March 1985
Villa beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane to make it ๐ฉ six wins in eleven League games in 1985 as Graham Turner's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa ๐ฉ win for a second consecutive match having not won in the previous five, as are result Villa make it ๐ฉ eleven wins in thirty three League games, whilst ๐ฅ losing eleven.
Goalkeeper Kevin Poole ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 21 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his promotion from the Youth Team to become the 632nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Winger Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ 20th goal on his ๐ 107th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts).
Colin Gibson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his โฝ ๐ฅ 30th goal involvement on his ๐ 219th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 225th appearance in a Villa shirt but has now scored just โฝ 3 goals since his ๐ 200th appearance as the team continues to struggle under Graham Turner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 37 | ๐ฉ | 14 ๐จ | 10 ๐ฅ 13 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #3851
Match Record
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Saturday, 30 March 1985
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Allan Gunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sussex, 1977-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 98 | ๐ฉ 34 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 45 | โฝ 150 | ๐ฅ
175 |
League ๐ 86 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 37 | โฝ 140 | ๐ฅ
155 |
FA Cup ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 46 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 18 | โฝ 71 | ๐ฅ
72 |
Away ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 26 | โฝ 77 | ๐ฅ
99 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #632 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Kevin Poole
โฝ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 61' Sub off, Tony Dorigo, Sub on, Ray Walker
โฝ | 75' Goal, 2-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Brendan Ormsby
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
Officials
Referee: Allan Gunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sussex, 1977-1994
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Brendan Ormsby, Foul (12)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐จ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Didier Six | ๐ซ๐ท |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 61' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Tottenham Hotspur
Peter Shreeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Ray Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Miller | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mark Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | ๐ฆ๐ท | ๐ |
M Ian Crook | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Perryman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tony Galvin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Glenn Hoddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Falco | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garth Crooks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Osvaldo Ardiles | ๐ฆ๐ท | (M Garry Brooke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Kevin Poole (debut) and Dean Glover replace Nigel Spink and Allan Evans.
Tottenham Hotspur
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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