Game #3840
Aston Villa
7-7-9, 28 PTS
Tuesday, 1 January 1985


Won
16th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
10-4-9, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,710
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1

West Brom

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 29' | Paul Rideout | 57' | Peter Withe | 60' |
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 January 1985
🥅 | 13' Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion, pen), Derek Statham
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-1, Colin Gibson, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 57' Goal, 2-1, Paul Birch, Assist by Paul Rideout
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 January 1985
Villa secure a much needed 🟩 third win in 🕒 seven first division games as Albion are well beaten to allow Villa to climb to 16th in the table but they suffer more late woe with captain Allan Evans being carried off unconscious after 84’ with a fractured cheekbone.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa open 1985 with their first 🟩 win in three to make it 🟩 six wins in 🕒 twenty three League games, whilst 🟥 losing nine.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in 🕒 65 matches, having scored ⚽ three in his first 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Tuesday, 1 January 1985
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🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 7 🟥 10 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.24 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.36 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.02 |
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, 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 Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Carl Valentine | 🇨🇦 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 84' |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (CF David Cross | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa 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
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 345 | 16* | 51 | 53 | 158* | 80 | 107 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Jan 1985, Villa 3-1 Albion, Villa Park.

