Game #3857
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 April 1985


Won
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,023
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-2

Queens Park Rangers

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 16' | 41' | Brendan Ormsby | 38' | Paul Rideout | 48' | Gary Williams | 53' |
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 April 1985
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 2-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Brendan Ormsby
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 3-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 4-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Rideout
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 5-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Williams
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 5-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Gary Bannister
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Queens Park Rangers
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
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 April 1985
Villa 🟩 win for the first time in 🕒 five League games as struggling QPR are beaten at Villa Park as Villa record their 🟩 eighth win in seventeen to remain 10th.
Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins in 🕒 thirty nine League games, whilst 🟥 losing fourteen.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 🕒 225th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores a ⚽ brace for this first goals in 🕒 24 games under Graham Turner 🏴
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, 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
Queens Park Rangers


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 27 April 1985
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🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 43 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 11 🟥 16 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 September 1981, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker 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
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Poole and Gordon Cowans replace Nigel Spink and Ray Walker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.92 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.68 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.54 |
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Frank Sibley | 🏴 |

Queens Park Rangers
GK Peter Hucker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
CF Gary Bannister | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 | (M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 |)

🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Apr 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park

