Game #3853
Aston Villa
Monday, 8 April 1985
Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,044
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
West Brom
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 8 April 1985
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Valentine
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Didier Six, Sub on, Ray Walker
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 8 April 1985
Villa concede after 10' and lose to Albion at the Hawthorns for only their 🟥 third defeat in thirteen League games as they remain 10th in the first division.
Graham Turner's 🏴 Villa see their three game winning run end as they fail to score for the fifteenth time this season.
This goalscoring blank however was an extraordinary one with Villa laying almost constant siege to the Albion goal from first to last.
Villa make it 🟩 twelve wins in 🕒 thirty five League games, whilst also 🟥 losing twelve.
Centre forward Didier Six 🇫🇷 makes his 18th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (14 Starts) before moving on to Metz 🇫🇷 in June. Six 🇫🇷 had only joined Villa in October and left with a record of 🟩 W6 🟨 D6 🟥 L6, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists.
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | 1984-85 | 🕒 18 | 14 (4) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 4 | #628 |
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Monday, 8 April 1985
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🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 14 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 September 1984, Villa 0-5 Forest, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Dorigo replaces Gordon Cowans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.63 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.28 |
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MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
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 Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Robson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Carl Valentine | 🇨🇦 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴 | for W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gary Robson | 🏴 | (CF David Cross | 🏴 |)
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
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
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 April 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.