Game #3872
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 October 1985
Lost
13th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 18,881
Arsenal
Highbury
Villa are beaten for the first time in nine as they lose to the odd goal in five at Highbury and fall to thirteenth in the table.
Arsenal
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 5' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 October 1985
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-1, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 18' Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Viv Anderson
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-2, Mark Walters
🥅 | 86' Goal, 2-3, (Arsenal), Chris Whyte
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa lose for the first time in eight League games despite Simon Stainrod giving Villa the lead with his first League goal for the club.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 5 October 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 58 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 16 🟥 21 | 1.36
Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴 | Southend, 1981-1993
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 23 March 1983, Villa 0-2 Tottenham, White Hart Lane.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
David Axcell
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Arsenal
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up,
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.87 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.78 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Don Howe | 🏴 |
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 Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
F Ian Allinson | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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