Game #3891
Saturday, 4 January 1986
Attendance: 17,732
Drew
FA Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Portsmouth
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Fratton Park
Villa survive a refereeing shocker to earn a replay against second tier Portsmouth at Villa Park in the third round of the FA Cup.
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 40' | Mark Walters | 89' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Kerr, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 1-1, (Portsmouth), Noel Blake
🟨 | 59' Booking, Simon Stainrod, Dissent
💥 | 59' Portsmouth's Billy Gilbert knocks Simon Stainrod to the ground
🟥 | 63' Sending off, (Portsmouth), Billy Gilbert finally sent off for the offence four minutes later
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth, pen), Kevin Dillon
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-2, Paul Birch, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Ungentlemanly conduct
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Ungentlemanly conduct
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa can only draw with second division Portsmouth in the FA Cup at Fratton Park.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #77 |
Saturday, 4 January 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988 🆘
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Paul Kerr replaces Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.18 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.12 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.02 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Alan Ball | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Alan Knight | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Billy Gilbert | 🏴 | 🟥 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Mick Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |
W Paul Wood | 🏴 |
W Vince Hilaire | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 | (M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“When people talk about pressure they always assume it is fear.
“It is not. I am just anxious about doing a good job.
“I am trying to get things together properly. [Turner had been in charge since the summer of 1984]
“I understand the fans’ frustrations but I believe changes were necessary.
“We have been unlucky because injuries came at a time we could least afford them and have exposed the squad.”
Graham Turner.
