Game #3878
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 November 1985
Won
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 12,922
Oxford United
Villa Park
Villa win for the first time in six League games to climb back to 15th in the table as Simon Stainrod continues his scoring run.
Aston Villa
2-0
Oxford United
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 56' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1985
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Oxford United
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oxford United
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa end a run of four successive League defeats as they beat 18th placed Oxford at Villa Park to make it four wins in fifteen Division One games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Oxford United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oxford United
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 2 November 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ray Guy | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1982–1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 16 🟥 24 | 1.38
Career Form:
Mid Table
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Guy | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1982–1987
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 22 September 1984, Villa 0-1 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
Ray Guy
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Oxford United
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.95 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Oxford United
GK Steve Hardwick | 🏴 |
LB Neil Slatter | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Shotton | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 |
RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Les Phillips | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Peter Rhoades-Brown | 🏴 |
F Andy Thomas | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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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