Game #3888
Thursday, 26 December 1985
Attendance: 13,752
Lost
Division One
18th (-1)
Leicester City
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Filbert Street
Villa crash to 18th in the table as they are beaten by a Leicester side who sat just one place above them at the start of play.
Leicester City
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 32' |
KEY MAN
Mark Walters, scored but Villa lose at Leicester to fall to 19th in the table under Graham Turner, Thursday, 26 December 1985.
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve Hodge
🥅 | 41' Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 66' Missed Penalty, Mark Walters
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Mark Bright
🔁 | 82' Sub off, Darren Bradley, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Leicester City 3-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dean Glover
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa lose for the fifth time in six League games and now have just five wins in twenty three Division One games and eleven defeats as they fall to 19th place in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Thursday, 26 December 1985
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 February 1984, Villa 0-0 Luton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gary Shaw replaces Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.75 |
Oldest Player |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 26.92 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.00 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | (CF Mark Bright | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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