Game #3844
Aston Villa
10-7-9, 37 PTS
Saturday, 23 February 1985
Won
10th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
8-8-9, 32 PTS
Upton Park
Attendance: 14,845
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
West Ham United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 February 1985
🟨 | 2' Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Paul Goddard
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-1, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | FT West Ham United 1-2 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
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 February 1985
Villa make it four consecutive League wins as 1985 starts in far better form than had been seen under Graham Turner 🏴 in 1984. Villa climb to 10th in the table
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa maintain their upturn in 1985 League form as they 🟩 win their fourth Division One game in succession to make it 🟩 nine wins in twenty six League games, whilst also 🟥 losing nine.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (86 Starts).
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (49 Starts).
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 ⚽ scores to contribute his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 111th appearance
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 23 February 1985
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🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 11 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
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
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams and Paul Birch replace Steve McMahon and David Norton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.51 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.16 |
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Tom McAlister | 🏴 |
LB Paul Brush | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 |
M Alan Dickens | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Goddard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Cottee | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Bobby Barnes | 🏴 | (F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
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
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Feb 1985, Villa 2-1 West Ham, Upton Park