Game #3849
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1985
Lost
11th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,941
🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
Manchester United
4-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 23 March 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
🟥 23 March 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 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
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
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1982-83
🟥 23 March 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 March 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 23 March 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
🟥 23 March 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 March 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 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 23 March 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 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟥 23 March 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 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford.