Game #3856
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
Drew
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 11,493
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Watford
Assist(s) | None
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Nigel Callaghan
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
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
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
Villa stop a run of three League defeats but are held at home by Watford to remain 10th in the table with four games of Graham Turner's first season to play.
Graham Turner's Villa make it twelve wins in thirty eight League games, whilst losing fourteen.
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, 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
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Wednesday, 24 April 1985
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🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1982–1988
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 11 🟥 16 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1982–1988
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
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter Withe replaces Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.91 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.67 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.53 |
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Gary Porter | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
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
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 24 Apr 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park