Game #3868
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 September 1985
Aston Villa
1-1
Coventry City
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,198
Drew
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 10' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 September 1985
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Paul Culpin
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Steve Hodge, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa play a third successive game against a neighbouring team but can once again only draw as they now have two wins in eight League matches this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 14 September 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 15 🟥 20 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 March 1983, Villa 2-0 Notts County, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Colin Gibson (first start in 7) replaces Darren Bradley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.81 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.92 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Don Mackay | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
M Micky Gynn | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Bowman | 🏴 |
F Paul Culpin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Terry Gibson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Micky Gynn | 🏴 | (W David Bennett | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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