Game #3816
Aston Villa
Monday, 27 August 1984


Won
1st (+6)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 12,605
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Stoke City
1-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Steve McMahon | 14' | 88' | Des Bremner | 41' |
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 August 1984
⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve McMahon
⚽ | 41' Goal, 2-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Des Bremner
🥅 | 45' Goal, 2-1, (Stoke City), Ian Painter
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 88' Goal, 3-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Steve McMahon
🕒 | FT Stoke City 1-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 27 August 1984
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa make it consecutive wins at the start of the campaign as both Villa’s oldest and youngest players score.
Villa sit top of the table after two games on goal difference ahead of Newcastle who are up next.
Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 325th appearance in a Villa shirt (310 Starts) to make it 🟩 W152 🟨 D75 🟥 L98, ⚽ 50 Goals and 🔥 50 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 scores a brace to contribute his ⚽ 🔥 25th goal involvement on his 🕒 79th appearance in a Villa shirt (66 Starts).
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 51st appearance.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 makes his 🕒 225th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his 🔥 10th assist and ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement for the club.
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Stoke


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Monday, 27 August 1984
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🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1975-1986
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1975-1986
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.16 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.02 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 20.25 |
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Asprey | 🏴 |

Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
CB Chris Hemming | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
RB Steve Parkin | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Chris Maskery | 🏴 |
M Alan Hudson | 🏴 |
W Phil Heath | 🏴 |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ian Painter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Aaron Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
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

🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Aug 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

