Game #3835
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 December 1984
Lost
18th (-2)
🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Luton Town
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,696
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
Luton Town
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1984
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 1-0, (Luton Town), David Preece
🕒 | HT Luton Town 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 53' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Luton Town 1-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 December 1984
The crass stupidity of the Ellis / Turner regime is laid bare as Steve Foster - a player needlessly ostracised by Turner - lines up against and beats his former club just one month after leaving for a fee half the size of the purchase price paid six months before. Villa slump to 18th in the table.
Graham Turner's Villa fail to win for the ninth time in ten games to make it five wins in eighteen League games, whilst losing eight.
Meanwhile, Steve Foster, jettisoned by Turner, lines up for the victorious Hatters and provides yet another glaring example of the folly of Villa in 1984-85 under Ellis and his new manager.
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 8 December 1984
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🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-1 |
Last 5 Games | DDLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 9 | 1.24
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 January 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.30 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 20.33 |
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
M Wayne Turner | 🏴 |
M David Preece | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 |
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 |
CF Brian Stein | 🏴 |
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 53' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Emeka Nwajiobi | 🇳🇬 |
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
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 December 1984, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road.