Aston Villa
Wednesday, 20 November 1985
1985-86
4th Round
Drew
2-2
West Bromwich Albion
League Cup
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,204
๐จ 20 Nov 1985, Villa 2-2 Albion, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 59' (pen) | Simon Stainrod | 60' |
Assist(s) | Gary Williams | 60' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Wednesday, 20 November 1985
Graham Turnerโs ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa can only ๐จ draw at home in the League Cup with bottom of the table Albion.
Simon Stainrod ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ 10th goal in twelve games as Villa come back from two goals down against the run of play to earn a replay at the Hawthorns in the 4th round of the League Cup.
Colin Gibson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 25 makes his 238th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (233 Starts) before moving on to Manchester United later this month for a fee of ยฃ275,000. Gibson left with a record of ๐ฉ W111 ๐จ D50 ๐ฅ L77, โฝ 17 Goals and ๐ฅ 17 Assists.
Gibson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ was the eleventh member of the fourteen man League title winning squad that had now been sold under Chairman Herbert Doug Ellisโ ridiculous & counter-productive purge.
following on from Kenny Swain ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Ken McNaught ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, Jimmy Rimmer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, David Geddis ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Tony Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Eamonn Deacy ๐ฎ๐ช, Des Bremner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, Dennis Mortimer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, Gordon Cowans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ and Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Right Back Gary Williams ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 250th start in a Villa shirt (255 Appearances).
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 67 | ๐ฉ | 24 ๐จ | 19 ๐ฅ 24 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #3881
Match Record
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #21 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Wednesday, 20 November 1985
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Keith Hackett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Albion: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 140 | ๐ฉ W65 (46% ) | ๐จ D25 | ๐บ(64% ) | ๐ฅ L50 (36% ) | โฝ 224 | ๐ฅ 201 | GD 23
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด LB Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1978-85 ๐ 238 | โ 233 ๐ (5) | โฝ 17 | ๐ฅ 17 | ๐บ 10 | #601 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 3โ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Garth Crooks
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
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| 53โ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Martyn Bennett
โฝ | 59โ Goal, 1-2, Allan Evans (pen)
โฝ | 60โ Goal, 2-2, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Gary Williams
๐ | 66' Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Paul Birch
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Officials
Referee: Keith Hackett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ | ๐ด |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 66' |
Unused Substitutes
None
West Bromwich Albion
Nobby Stiles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Paul Bradshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Martyn Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Aly Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Derek Statham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Clive Whitehead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mickey Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gerry Armstrong | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ |
CF Imre Vรกradi | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garth Crooks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Gerry Armstrong | ๐ฌ๐ง | (M Carlton Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up,
West Bromwich Albion
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
Match Media

What they Said
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Team Selection
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