Game #3873
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 9 October 1985
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 7,678
Exeter City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
8-1
Exeter City
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 36' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win 12-2 on aggregate against fourth tier Exeter as Andy Gray scores his first goal for Villa since March 1979 against Tottenham whilst Gary Williams scores for the first time in his seven year career.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 9 October 1985
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray
⚽ | 19' Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray
⚽ | 29' Goal, 3-0, Simon Stainrod
⚽ | 35' Goal, 4-0, Brendan Ormsby
⚽ | 36' Goal, 5-0, Gary Williams, Assist by Paul Birch
⚽ | 42' Goal, 6-0, Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 6-0 Exeter City
🥅 | 49' Goal, 6-1, (Exeter City), Alan Crawford
⚽ | 58' Goal, 7-1, Paul Birch
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, Tony Daley
⚽ | 84' Goal, 8-1, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 8-1 Exeter City
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa beat Fourth Division side Exeter City in the second leg of the League Cup second round as Andy Gray scores his first goals for the club since his return.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Exeter City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Exeter City
Previous 5 vs. Exeter: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #59 |
Wednesday, 9 October 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991
HT Score 🟩 6-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 8-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 12-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 59 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 16 🟥 21 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 September 1985, League Cup, Villa 4-1 Exeter, St James' Park.
Cards: None
Peter Tyldesley
CARDS
Villa
None
Exeter City
None
TEAM NEWS
Colin Gibson replaces Darren Bradley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.88 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.78 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
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 Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Colin Appleton | 🏴 |
Exeter City
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
FB Graeme Kirkup | 🏴 |
LB Keith Viney | 🏴 |
CB Jim McNichol | 🏴 |
CB John Impey | 🏴 |
CB Nicky Marker | 🏴 |
M Martin Ling | 🏴 |
M Gary Jackson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Alan Crawford | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Ray Pratt | 🏴 |
CF Tony Kellow | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gary Jackson | 🏴 | (M Steve Harrower | 🏴 |)
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 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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