Game #3822
Aston Villa
Monday, 24 September 1984


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Scunthorpe United
Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,212
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
Scunthorpe United
2-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 36' | Mervyn Day | 78' |
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 24 September 1984
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Kerr, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Scunthorpe United 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Tony Dorigo
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-1, (Scunthorpe United), Mike Lester
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Colin Gibson, Assist by Mervyn Day
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-1, Paul Kerr
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 3-2, (Scunthorpe United), Alan Whitehead
🕒 | FT Scunthorpe United 2-3 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
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 24 September 1984
Fourth division Scunthorpe run Graham Turner’s 🏴 Villa close in the second round of the League Cup as Villa need a brace on only his second appearance from 17 year old Paul Kerr 🏴 to take a one goal lead into the second leg at Villa Park.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ 7th goal in 🕒 48 matches, having scored ⚽ three in his first 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Having 🥅 conceded 17 goals in his 🕒 first 15 appearances Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴 has now 🥅 conceded 18 in 7 games without keeping a ⛔ clean sheet - his longest run without one.
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

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
Scunthorpe United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Monday, 24 September 1984
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🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 September 1984, Villa 4-2 Chelsea, Villa Park 🆘
Cards: None
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
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Kerr replaces Tony Dorigo.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.02 |
Oldest Player |
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 | 29.27 |
Youngest Player |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 20.13 |
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Frank Barlow | 🏴 |

Scunthorpe United
GK Joe Neenan | 🏴 |
LB Paul Longden | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |
LB Julian Broddle | 🏴 |
CB Alan Whitehead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Green | 🏴 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Graham | 🏴 |
M Mike Lester | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chris Cowling | 🏴 |
W Mike Brolly | 🏴 |
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mick Matthews | 🏴 | (M Derek Bell | 🏴 |)

🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 24 Sep 1984, Villa 3-2 Scunthorpe, Glandford Park

