Game #3866
Wednesday, 4 September 1985
Attendance: 17,077
Won
Division One
12th (+2)
West Bromwich Albion
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
The Hawthorns
Villa hammer Albion at the Hawthorns to record successive wins and climb to 12th in the table.
West Brom
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 39' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 39' Goal, 2-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa make it consecutive wins for the first time this season and the first time in the League since May as they climb to 12th in the table after beating bottom club Albion.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 December 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans (first start in 5), Gray Williams (first start in 4) and Andy Gray replace Dean Glover, Ray Walker and David Norton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.62 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.78 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
D Mike Forsyth | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Robson | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
CF Carl Valentine | 🇨🇦 |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (M Colin Anderson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
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 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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