Game #3816
Aston Villa
Monday, 27 August 1984
Won
1st (+6)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 12,605
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Stoke City
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve McMahon | 14' | 88' | Des Bremner | 41' |
🟩 27 August 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
🟩 27 August 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.
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Stoke
🟩 27 August 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 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 24 March 1984, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Cards: None
🟩 27 August 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 August 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 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 27 August 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 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 27 August 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 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 August 1984, Villa 3-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.