Game #3885
Aston Villa
4-7-9, 19 PTS

Saturday, 7 December 1985
16th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐จ |
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Bradley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 | ๐ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986

Substitutes
๐ | F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 67' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Gray, Foul (14)
๐จ Paul Elliott, Foul (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Gary Williams, Andy Gray, Tony Daley and Paul Elliott (debut) replace Allan Evans, Paul Birch, David Norton and Gary Shaw.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.25 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 30.04 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.15 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #636 | ยฃ400,000 signing from Luton
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa's first half display warrants more but they are left well beaten in the second half to leave them winless in five League games under Graham Turner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ and 16th in the table.
Villa lose for the third consecutive League game and now have just four wins in twenty Division One games and nine defeats under Turner.
Centre back Paul Elliott 21 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt following his move from Luton Town earlier this month for a fee of ยฃ400,000 to become the 636th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Lost
0-3
๐ฅ 7 Dec 1985, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Paul Elliott
๐ฅ
| 2โ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Jan Molby
๐ | HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 67' Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Gary Shaw
๐ฅ
| 67โ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Paul Walsh
๐ฅ
| 81โ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Kevin MacDonald
๐ | FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Andy Gray, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Paul Elliott, Foul
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #71 |
Saturday, 7 December 1985
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: George Courtney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Spennymoor, 1975-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: George Courtney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Spennymoor, 1975-1992
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 71 | ๐ฉ | 25 ๐จ | 19 ๐ฅ 27 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Liverpool
13-5-2, 53 PTS
Anfield
Attendance: 29,418
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | ๐ฟ๐ผ |
LB Jim Beglin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Mark Lawrenson | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Alan Hansen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Steve Nicol | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Kevin MacDonald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Paul Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Craig Johnston | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Sammy Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jan Mรธlby | ๐ณ๐ด | โฝ |
CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Kenny Dalglish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Ronnie Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐๐๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1985-86
Playing Squad


























