Game #3837
Aston Villa
6-6-8, 24 PTS
Saturday, 22 December 1984


Won
15th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Newcastle United
6-7-7, 25 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,491
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Newcastle United

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 38' | Colin Gibson | 62' | 85' |
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 December 1984
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 3-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Colin Gibson
🔁 | 80' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Didier Six
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 4-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Newcastle United
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
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 December 1984
Villa record their second win in three months as they score four as Paul Rideout wins a penalty and scores another three to push Villa to 15th in the table.
Graham Turner's Villa record their biggest win of the season to date as the win for the second time in three games to make it six wins in twenty League games, whilst losing eight.
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa 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
Newcastle United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 22 December 1984
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🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 6 🟥 9 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 7 September 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground.
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
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve McMahon replaces Alan Curbishley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.21 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.34 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.99 |
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jack Charlton | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
GK Kevin Carr | 🏴 |
RB Malcolm Brown | 🏴 |
RB Neil McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Clarke | 🏴 |
CB John Anderson | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Wharton | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gary Megson | 🏴 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
F Ian Baird | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 80' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 |
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
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Dec 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

