Game #3849
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1985


Lost
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,941
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
4-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1985
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 1-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 2-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 3-0, (Manchester United), Mark Hughes
🕒 | HT Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 4-0, (Manchester United), Norman Whiteside
🕒 | FT Manchester United 4-0 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 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1985
Villa's strong start to 1985 is brutally ended as Mark Hughes scores a 7' hat-trick by the 19' and Villa have a second defeat in nine League games to fall back to 11th in the table.
Graham Turner's Villa lose by three goals or more without reply for the fifth time this season and fail to score for the fourteenth game. As a result make it nine wins in thirty one League games, whilst losing eleven.
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Manchester United


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1982-83
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Saturday, 23 March 1985
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🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 10 December 1983, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison 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
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson and Didier Six (first start in 16) replace Paul Kerr and Ray Walker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.24 |
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)

Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Graeme Hogg | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
M Jesper Olsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
W Norman Whiteside | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
CF Mark Hughes | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Kevin Moran | 🇮🇪 |
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 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Mar 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford

