Game #3845
Aston Villa
10-7-10, 37 PTS
Saturday, 2 March 1985
Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
9-6-12, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,285
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Leicester City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 March 1985
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
🥅 | 48' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
🔁 | 55' Sub off, Paul Rideout, Sub on, Steve McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 March 1985
Villa remain 10th but lose in the League for the first time in 1985 after four successive wins.
Graham Turner's Villa see their strong early League form in 1985 come to an end as they fail to score for the twelfth time this season to make it nine wins in twenty seven League games, whilst losing ten.
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 2 March 1985
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🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 12 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 13 March 1984, Villa 3-3 Coventry, Highfield Road.
Cards: None
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.66 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.53 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.18 |
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MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy Peake | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | for CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 55' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
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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
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 Mar 1985, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park