Game #3854
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 16 April 1985


Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 13,267
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 16 April 1985
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
🥅 | 20' Goal, 0-2 (Chelsea), Allan Evans o.g.
🕒 | HT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 0-3, (Chelsea, pen), Mickey Thomas
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-3, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Chelsea 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 16 April 1985
Villa are beaten at Stamford Bridge to leave them with successive League losses for the first time since September but Graham Turner's side remain 10th in the table after four defeats and seven wins in their last fourteen League games.
Graham Turner's Villa lose for the second successive match to make it twelve wins in thirty six League games, whilst losing thirteen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Tuesday, 16 April 1985
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🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 15 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 March 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink, Dean Glover and Paul Birch (first start in 9) replace Kevin Poole, Brendan Ormsby and Didier Six.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.30 |
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Neal | 🏴 |

Chelsea
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
D Terry Howard | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M John Bumstead | 🏴 | (CF Gordon Davies | 🏴 |)
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
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
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.

