Game #3914
Aston Villa
10-14-17, 44 PTS

Saturday, 26 April 1986
16th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Kevin Poole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Paul Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Simon Stainrod | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Allan Evans, Foul (43)
โญ Club Record
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
M David Norton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.16 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa leave it late but two goal in the final six minutes secure their first division safety with a game to play as they sit 16th in the table, eight points clear of the relegation places.
Graham Turnerโs 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.
Starting XI

Won
3-1
๐ฉ 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | David Norton | 44' | Steve Hunt | 84' | Simon Stainrod | 90' |
Assist(s) | David Norton | 84' | Mark Walters | 90' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 44โ Goal, 1-0, David Norton
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
๐ฅ
| 71โ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea, pen), Nigel Spackman
โฝ | 84โ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by David Norton
โฝ | 90โ Goal, 3-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
๐จ | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 26 April 1986
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Bob Nixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Kirby, 1983-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Bob Nixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Kirby, 1983-1993
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1984-1986
๐ 100 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 30 ๐ฅ 37 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
Division One
Chelsea
20-11-8, 71 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,770
GK Tony Godden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Pates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Joe McLaughlin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M John Millar | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M John Bumstead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Micky Hazard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Nigel Spackman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Jerry Murphy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Kerry Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Speedie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
John Hollins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Micky Hazard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (W Pat Nevin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1985-86
Playing Squad




























