Game #3875
Aston Villa

Saturday, 19 October 1985
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Ray Walker, Foul
🟨 Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🟨 Simon Stainrod, Foul
🟨 Steve Hodge, Foul
🟨 Allan Evans, Foul
🟨 Andy Gray, Foul
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Ray Walker replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.73 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.91 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.81 |
Despite taking an early lead through Simon Stainrod 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for the third successive League game as West Ham but four past Graham Turner's 🏴 side to leave them 16th in the table.
Villa make it 🟥 five defeats in thirteen Division One 🕒 matches and just 🟩 three wins under Graham Turner 🏴.
Left Back Tony Dorigo 🏴 makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 250th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Lost
1-4
🟥 19 Oct 1985, Villa 1-4 West Ham, Upton Park
Scorer(s) | Simon Stainrod | 7' |
Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 7' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Steve Hodge
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), Frank McAvennie
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 1-2, (West Ham United), Tony Cottee
🕒 | HT West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 1-3, (West Ham United), Tony Cottee
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 1-4, (West Ham United), Frank McAvennie
🕒 | FT West Ham United 4-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Darren Bradley
🟨 | Booking, Ray Walker, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Simon Stainrod, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Foul
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #61 |
Saturday, 19 October 1985

Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 61 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 16 🟥 23 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
West Ham United

Upton Park
Attendance: 15,034
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Neil Orr | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
CB Tony Gale | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 |
M George Parris | 🏴 |
M Mark Ward | 🏴 |
M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 |
CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tony Cottee | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
John Lyall | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Kevin Keen | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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