Game #3850
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 27 March 1985


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

Stoke City

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

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
Stoke


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟩 27 Mar 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 Mar 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
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.36
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Mar 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
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
🟩 27 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 27 Mar 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 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Mar 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 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Mar 1985, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Villa Park


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


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

