Game #3867
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 September 1985
Drew
13th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 24,971
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa play a second successive game against neighbours but can't repeat their Hawthorns trick as they are held at St Andrews' in a goalless draw to fall back to 13th.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 September 1985
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Darren Bradley, Sub on, Ray Walker
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Nigel Spink, complaining about a Hopkins tackle on Bradley that left the midfield player limping
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa play a second successive game against a neighbouring team but can't repeat their win at Albion as they fail to score for the third time in seven League matches.
Yet the game is remembered for the headlines that encapsulate the entirely lopsided relationship between Villa and their near neighbours Birmingham City.
A relationship of unequals was 100 years and counting at this point but no less virciferous than over the previous century.
Although passions were equally held on both sides, no-one, but no-one, would ever judge a Villa player on a single fixture against Birmingham.
Yet the 'dream' was to beat Villa.
As an aside, the 'Blues' packed their team with ex Villa players as usual.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 7 September 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Norman Wilson | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1981-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 53 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 14 🟥 20 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Wilson | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1981-1986
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 December 1984, Villa 1-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Cards: None
Norman Wilson
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.63 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.79 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.90 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
LB Julian Dicks | 🏴 |
CB Ken Armstrong | 🏴 |
D Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones (ex) | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Dave Geddis (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |
CF Andy Kennedy | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴 | for M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Nicky Platnauer | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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