Game #3857
Aston Villa

Saturday, 27 April 1985
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Kevin Poole and Gordon Cowans replace Nigel Spink and Ray Walker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.92 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.68 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.54 |
Villa 🟩 win for the first time in 🕒 five League games as struggling QPR are beaten at Villa Park as Villa record their 🟩 eighth win in seventeen to remain 10th.
Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins in 🕒 thirty nine League games, whilst 🟥 losing fourteen.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 🕒 225th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores a ⚽ brace for this first goals in 🕒 24 games under Graham Turner 🏴

Won
5-2
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Rideout | 16' | 38' | Peter Withe | 41' | 53' | Mark Walters | 48' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 16' | 41' | Brendan Ormsby | 38' | Paul Rideout | 48' | Gary Williams | 53' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 2-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Brendan Ormsby
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 3-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 4-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Rideout
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 5-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Williams
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 5-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Queens Park Rangers
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 27 April 1985

Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1980-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1980-1993
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 11 🟥 16 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Queens Park Rangers

Villa Park
Attendance: 12,023
GK Peter Hucker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
CF Gary Bannister | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 | (M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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