Game #3862
Aston Villa
0-1-1, 1 PTS

Wednesday, 21 August 1985
21st (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986

Substitutes
๐ | W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | for M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 64' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Gray, Dissent (9)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Dean Glover and Ray Walker replace Allan Evans and Colin Gibson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.76 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 29.75 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.65 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa stop a run of three successive defeats with a draw against the 1984-85 runners up Liverpool as Nigel Spink ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ saves a last gasp penalty.
Forward Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his first home appearance in 18 months after injury and scores his first Villa Park goal since the opening day of the 1983-84 season.
Winger Mark Walters ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ 25th goal on his ๐ 118th appearance in a Villa shirt (104 Starts).
Winger Tony Daley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his ๐ฅ first assist in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 6th appearance (4 Starts).
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Drew
2-2
๐จ 21 Aug 1985, Villa 2-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 8' | Mark Walters | 77' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 8' | Tony Daley | 77' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Mark Walters
๐ฅ
| 39โ Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Ian Rush
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
๐ | 64' Sub off, Ray Walker, Sub on, Tony Daley
โฝ | 77โ Goal, 2-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Tony Daley
๐ฅ
| 85โ Goal, 2-2, (Liverpool), Jan Molby
๐ฅ | 88โ Missed penalty, Ian Rush
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool
๐จ | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Wednesday, 21 August 1985
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Keith Cooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Pontypridd, 1985-1996
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 48 | ๐ฉ | 17 ๐จ | 12 ๐ฅ 19 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,197
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | ๐ฟ๐ผ |
LB Alan Kennedy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Jim Beglin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Mark Lawrenson | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐จ |
CB Alan Hansen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Steve Nicol | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Phil Neal | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Ronnie Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Jan Mรธlby | ๐ณ๐ด | โฝ |
CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Kenny Dalglish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Paul Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Craig Johnston | ๐ฆ๐บ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐๐๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1985-86
Playing Squad




























