Game #3850
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 March 1985


Won
10th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,874
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0

Stoke City

Assist(s) | None
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 27 March 1985
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, Ray Walker
⚽ | 73' Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, George Berry
⚽ | 85' Goal, 2-0, Didier Six
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 27 March 1985
Villa bounce back from their heavy Old Trafford reverse to beat bottom of the table Stoke and climb back to 10th in the table.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the first time in six games to make it 🟩 ten wins in 🕒 thirty two League games, whilst 🟥 losing eleven.
Centre forward Didier Six 🇫🇷 scores ⚽ his second goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 15th appearance for the club.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Stoke


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Wednesday, 27 March 1985
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🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Tom Bune | 🏴 | Sussex, 1974-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tom Bune | 🏴 | Sussex, 1974-1985
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 May 1984, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Rideout replaces Gordon Cowans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.22 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.60 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.25 |
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
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 Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bill Asprey | 🏴 |

Stoke
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
CB Chris Hemming | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
CB Aaron Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Parkin | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W Phil Heath | 🏴 |
CF Ian Painter | 🏴 |
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Carl Beeston | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park.

