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
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
🟩 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 make it 🟩 seven wins in 🕒 twenty four League games, whilst 🟥 losing nine.
Defender David Norton 🏴 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth ranks to become the 630th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 19 Jan 1985, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Highfield Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M David Norton | 🏴 | #630 | Youth team promotion
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
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
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 7 🟥 11 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 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
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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

