Game #3911
Saturday, 12 April 1986
Attendance: 12,781
Won
Division One
17th (+3)
Watford
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa win for the third time in seven first division games as Andy Gray scores his first goal since January and Villa have to take a penalty after the referee refuses to give a goal after Brian Talbot’s hand deflected the ball into his own net. Regardless the much needed win sends Villa 17th, two points clear of the relegation places with four to play.
Aston Villa
4-1
Watford
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 67' | 80' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 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 HISTORY
Watford
Previous 5 vs. Watford: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
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: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match: 🟨 20 October 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | (CF Iwan Roberts | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
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
"The players are buzzing. They can't wait for the next match.”
Graham Turner.
