Game #3854
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 16 April 1985


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

Aston Villa

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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 Apr 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 Apr 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
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 10 🟥 15 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
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
🟥 16 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Bumstead | 🏴 | (CF Gordon Davies | 🏴 |)

🟥 16 Apr 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 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 16 Apr 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 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 16 Apr 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


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


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

