Game #3856
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
Aston Villa
1-1
Watford
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 11,493
Drew
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Nigel Callaghan
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa stop a run of three defeats to make it twelve wins in thirty eight League games, whilst losing fourteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 11 🟥 16 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 November 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Peter Withe replaces Paul Birch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.91 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.67 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.53 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
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Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Gary Porter | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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