Game #3863
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 August 1985
Lost
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 11,896
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Villa lose for the second time in three games under Graham Turner to sit 21st in the early first division table.
Aston Villa
1-2
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Steve McMahon | 68' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 August 1985
🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
💥 | 38' Missed Penalty, Steve McMahon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
⚽ | 68' Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve McMahon
🥅 | 89' Goal, 1-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
🔁 | Sub off, Ray Walker, Sub on, Tony Daley
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa had now lost four of their last five and having already sold Paul Rideout, a fellow shining light of the 1984-85 season, midfielder Steve McMahon made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Liverpool in September 1985 for a fee of £350,000. McMahon played for Villa between 1983-84 and 1985-86 making 91 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 24 August 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 | 12 🟥 20 | 1.29
Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 September 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
Neil Midgley
CARDS
Villa
None
Queens Park Rangers
None
TEAM NEWS
David Norton replaces Gary Williams.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.39 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.75 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.66 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Peter Hucker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
M Martin Allen | 🏴 |
M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 |
CF John Byrne | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Gary Bannister | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John Byrne | 🇮🇪 | (W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 |)
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
🔴 M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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