Game #3911
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 April 1986
Aston Villa
4-1
Watford
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,781
Won
17th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 67' | 80' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 April 1986
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Lee Sinnott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Watford
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Dorigo
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 4-1, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Watford
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa make it five games unbeaten as they score four second half goals to see off Graham Taylor's Watford. As a result Villa now have eight wins in thirty eight Division One games and sixteen defeats and climb to sixteenth in the table, four points clear of the drop zone.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 12 April 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 | 30 🟥 36 | 1.27
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 20 October 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Andy Gray replaces Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.98 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.39 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.29 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Worrell Sterling | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | (CF Iwan Roberts | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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