Game #3858
Saturday, 4 May 1985
Attendance: 12,467
Won
Division One
10th (-)
Sunderland
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Roker Park
Villa hammer second from bottom Sunderland to record their ninth win in eighteen League games in 1985 and remain 10th in the first division table five points clear of Albion in eleventh.
Sunderland
0-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 21' | Colin Gibson | 34' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 2-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa
💥 Sunderland reduced to 10-men after Gayle injured and Armstrong already substituted
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 3-0, Steve McMahon
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 4-0, Peter Withe
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on, Paul Kerr
🕒 | FT Sunderland 0-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner's Villa win for a second successive game to make it fourteen wins in forty League games, whilst also losing fourteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 May 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 October 1984, League Cup, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Steve McMahon, Paul Birch, Dean Glover and Darren Bradley replace Allan Evans, Paul Rideout, Brendan Ormsby and Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.53 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.70 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.35 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Len Ashurst | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Sunderland
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Reuben Agboola | 🇳🇬 | 🔁 |
CB Gary Bennett | 🏴 |
RB Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
M Nicky Pickering | 🏴 |
M Clive Walker | 🏴 |
F Stan Cummins | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Howard Gayle | 🏴 | 💥 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 73' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Reuben Agboola | 🇳🇬 | (M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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