Game #3846
Aston Villa
10-8-10, 38 PTS
Saturday, 9 March 1985


Drew
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Norwich City
10-8-10, 38 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,853
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
Norwich City
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 March 1985
🔁 | 32' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Darren Bradley 🟢
🕒 | HT Norwich City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Paul Haycock
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Gary Rowell
🕒 | FT Norwich City 2-2 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
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 March 1985
Villa draw at Carrow Road as Allan Evans 🏴 hits two penalties but lose Steve McMahon 🏴 to injury in the first half before conceding a last minute equaliser to remain 10th in the table.
Villa make it just nine wins in twenty eight League games, whilst losing ten under Graham Turner 🏴.
Darren Bradley 🏴 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following promotion through the youth ranks to become the 631st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Darren Bradley | 🏴 | #631 | 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
Norwich City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 9 March 1985
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🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 32 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 8 🟥 12 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 October 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park.
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
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve McMahon and Paul Kerr (first start in 14) replace Paul Birch and Paul Rideout.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.55 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
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 Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ken Brown | 🏴 |

Norwich City
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
RB Paul Haylock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
LB Dennis van Wijk | 🇳🇱 |
M Louie Donowa | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
W Mark Barham | 🏴 |
CF Paul Clayton | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 32' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Louie Donowa | 🏴 | (W Gary Rowell | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
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
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
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
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 9 Mar 1985, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

