Game #3887
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
17th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Kevin Poole, Paul Birch and Dean Glover replace Nigel Spink, Allan Evans and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.27 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.98 |
Villa win for the first time in seven first division games after four consecutive defeats to climb back to 17th in the table.
Graham Turner’s Villa win for the first time in seven League games and end a run of four consecutive losses but they now have just five wins in twenty two Division One games and ten defeats and sit in 17th place in the table.
Won
1-0
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 5' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1974-1986
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1974-1986
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 73 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 28 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,237
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Clive Walker | 🏴 |
W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
CF John Byrne | 🇮🇪 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Martin Allen | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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