Game #3902
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 March 1986
Lost
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 10,584
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-4
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are destroyed in the second half at Villa Park despite taking an early lead in what it described as a "capitulation" and "quite one of their worst displays for many years" as Villa remain twentieth in the table, in the relegation places and now four points from safety. As a result Turner and Ellis' resignations are demanded as both the local media and fans call time on their incompetent regime.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 March 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Paul Elliott, o.g.
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Charlie Nicholas
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-3, (Arsenal), Martin Hayes
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-4, (Arsenal), David Rocastle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa lose successive League games and continue their woeful form to leave them with just five wins in thirty Division One games and fifteen defeats. Meanwhile, Darren Bradley played his final game for Villa aged just 20 before moving on to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £90,000 later this month. Bradley had played for Villa in 1984-85 and 1985-86 making 23 appearances.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 8 March 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 26 🟥 34 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 5 March 1986, League Cup, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park.
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Dean Glover and Andy Gray replace Paul Kerr and Tony Dorigo.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.29 |
Youngest Player |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 20.30 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Rhys Wilmot | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
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
🔴 M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I understand the frustrations of the crowd but let them be assured that there is no-one more concerned than myself, the board and everyone at Villa,"
Herbert Douglas Ellis returns to a tired old script.
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