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, 1981–1990
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, 1981–1990
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 November 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: None
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

