Game #3836
Aston Villa
5-6-8, 21 PTS
Saturday, 15 December 1984


Drew
18th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Liverpool
7-7-5, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,007
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Liverpool

Assist(s) | None
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1984
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
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
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 December 1984
Villa fail to score for the third time in four games as they remain 18th in the table but hold Liverpool as Phil Neal demonstrates a master class in getting away with persistent fouling.
Graham Turner's Villa fail to win for the tenth time in eleven games to make it 🟩 five wins in 🕒 nineteen League games, whilst 🟥 losing eight.
Midfielder Alan Curbishley 🏴 27 makes his 43rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (41 Starts) before moving to Charlton Athletic later this month. Curbishley left with a record of 🟩 W20 🟨 D8 🟥 L15, ⚽ 1 Goal and 🔥 1 Assist.
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 1983-84 🕒 43 | ✅ 41 🔁 (2) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 9 | #619 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 15 December 1984
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🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 6 🟥 9 | 1.23
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 January 1983, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Dorigo and Paul Birch replace Gordon Cowans and Steve McMahon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.54 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.32 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.97 |
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Fagan | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
M Paul Walsh | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 15 Dec 1984, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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