Game #3908
Monday, 31 March 1986
Attendance: 12,200
Won
Division One
19th (+1)
Leicester City
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa win for the second time in four League games under Graham Turner but only the third time in twenty first division matches as they climb to 19th in the table to move out of the relegation places on goal difference.
Aston Villa
1-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 50' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa win for the second time in four League matches but only the second time in 1986 as a result have just seven wins in thirty five Division One games and sixteen defeats and sit nineteenth in the table, only out of the bottom three on goal difference.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Monday, 31 March 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 August 1985, Villa 1-2 QPR, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Mark Walters and David Norton replace Gary Williams and Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.94 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.35 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.26 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | (M Rob Kelly | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
