Game #3842
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 January 1985
Won
12th (+4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,226
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
Coventry City
0-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 32' | Peter Withe | 65' | 71' |
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 January 1985
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David Norton
🟨 | 19' Booking, Colin Gibson, Trip
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Coventry City 0-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 January 1985
Villa win consecutive League games for the first time since the opening two matches of the season as they secure an easy victory at Highfield Road - their fifth win in their last sixteen first division games. Villa climb to 12th in the table, their highest position since October.
Graham Turner's Villa win their second League game in succession in 1985 to make it seven wins in twenty four League games, whilst losing nine.
Meanwhile, David Norton made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from school football in June 1981.
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M David Norton | 🏴 |
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
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 19 January 1985
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🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 7 🟥 11 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 17 September 1983, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dean Glover and David Norton (debut) replace Gordon Cowans and Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.25 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.41 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.07 |
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Don Mackay | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
RB Kirk Stephens | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Bowman | 🏴 |
W David Bennett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Terry Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W David Bennett | 🏴 | (CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |)
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
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
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road