Game #3890
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
Lost
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
Attendance: 14,215
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Manchester City
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa open 1986 with defeat and now have one win in ten first division games under an increasingly pressurised Graham Turner. Meanwhile youth team coach Brian Little quits as Turner refuses to back him in improving the set up.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Mark Lillis
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Kerr
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa open 1986 with a sixth loss in eight League games as they lose to 16th placed Manchester City managed by Billy McNeill. As a result, Villa now have just five wins in twenty five Division One games and twelve defeats as they sit in 18th place in the table, three points off the drop zone.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 20 🟥 30 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 August 1983, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray replaces Paul Kerr.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.87 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.11 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.22 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Eric Nixon | 🏴 |
CB Mick McCarthy | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kenny Clements | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Andy May | 🏴 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M David Phillips | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |
CF Paul Moulden | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Nothing has changed whatsoever so far as the manager's position is concerned."
Herbert Douglas Ellis.
"I can understand their frustration but It only makes me even more determined to find the winning blend."
Graham Turner.
"I asked the manager for some backing [in improving the youth set up] and he went against me. I was completely and utterly humiliated and I couldn't see how I could carry on."
Brian Little on resigning as youth team coach.
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