Game #3853
Aston Villa
Monday, 8 April 1985
Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,044
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, 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
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
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, 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 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 | 1984-85 🕒 18 | ✅ 14 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 4 | #629 |
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
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Monday, 8 April 1985
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🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, 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
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 14 | 1.41
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, 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: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Brendan Ormsby, Foul
🟨 Gary Williams, Foul
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, 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 | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Walker | 🏴 | for W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gary Robson | 🏴 | (CF David Cross | 🏴 |)
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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 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Apr 1985, Villa 0-1 Albion, Hawthorns