Game #3890
Aston Villa
5-8-12, 23 PTS
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Substitutes
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 67' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-1
🟥 1 Jan 1986, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🕒 | 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
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Wednesday, 1 January 1986
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Officials
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 114 | 🟩 46 | 🟨 28 | 🟥 40 | ⚽ 187 | 🥅 171 |
League 🕒 105 | 🟩 42 | 🟨 27 | 🟥 36 | ⚽ 169 | 🥅 155 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 60 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 119 | 🥅 61 |
Away 🕒 53 | 🟩 11 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 30 | ⚽ 67 | 🥅 88 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 20 🟥 30 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Division One
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,215
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 | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | (ft)
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
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.
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.
What they Said
"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.