Game #3914
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 April 1986
Aston Villa
3-1
Chelsea
Division One
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,770
Won
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | David Norton | 84' | Mark Walters | 90' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1986
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, David Norton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea, pen), Nigel Spackman
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by David Norton
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa make it three wins in four games and one defeat in eight as they secure top flight safety with a game to spare. Villa climb to fifteenth, five points clear of the drop zone with a game still to play. Villa's win means they now have ten wins in forty one Division One games and seventeen defeats this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 26 April 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 30 🟥 37 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 14 September 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Poole, Gary Williams and Paul Birch replace Nigel Spink, Tony Dorigo and Steve Hodge.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 21.16 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Hollins | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M John Millar | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | (W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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