Game #3903
Wednesday, 12 March 1986
Attendance: 13,989
Lost
League Cup Semi Final
Semi Final
Oxford United
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Manor Ground
Villa are well beaten at the Manor Ground, scoring a late goal that disguises the gulf between the teams as Oxford knock Villa out of the League Cup semi final and pressure mounts on the Villa hierarchy.
Oxford United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Oxford United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-1, (Oxford United), Les Phillips
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 0-2, (Oxford United), Jeremy Charles
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Oxford United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa lose the away leg of the League Cup semi final against an Oxford United side having an even worse League season than Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Oxford United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Oxford United
Previous 5 vs. Oxford: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #43 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Wednesday, 12 March 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Aggregate Result: 🟥 Lost
Aggregate Score: 🟥 3-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 December 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tony Dorigo, Gary Williams and Paul Kerr replace Darren Bradley, David Norton and Simon Stainrod.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.30 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.30 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.21 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Oxford United
GK Alan Judge | 🏴 |
LB Neil Slatter | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Shotton | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Les Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Peter Rhoades-Brown | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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
"We feel that for the good of the club and its future Mr Ellis must take stock of his position before further damage is done to our once great club.
“This decline has occurred during his period as chairman and paid director."
Statement from the Aston Villa Shareholders Association.
"We just let the game slip.
“For some of the players the game just passed them by.
"I would imagine some can't remember much about it.
“At least two or three of them looked in a bit of a dream.
"It will obviously be difficult to get over the defeat.
“I have never experienced a disappointment of this magnitude.
“But it has got to be forgotten by tomorrow.”
Graham Turner.