Game #3865
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 August 1985
Won
14th (+7)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Luton Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,524
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1
Luton Town
Assist(s) | Dean Glover | 3' | Tony Daley | 16' | Mark Walters | 34' |
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1985
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Dean Glover
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hodge, Assist by Tony Daley
⚽ | 34' Goal, 3-0, David Norton, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Luton Town
🥅 | 53' Goal, 3-1, (Luton Town), Brian Stein
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Luton Town
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
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 August 1985
Villa win for the first time in five League games as an injury and illness hit side go three up against Luton in the first half and hold on for their first victory of the season to climb to 14th.
Graham Turner’s 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the first time this season and for the first time in seven matches as they score as ⚽ many goals in the first forty five minutes of the game as they had managed in their previous four matches.
Defender David Norton 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 5th appearance since his promotion from the Youth Team.
Steve Hodge 🏴 scores his first for the club.
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, 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
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 31 August 1985
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🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 51 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 13 🟥 20 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 23 March 1985, Villa 0-4 Manchester United, Old Trafford.
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
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ray Walker replaces Andy Gray as Graham Turner fields one of the youngest starting XIs in Villa's history with an average age of just 21.
Starting XI Average Age
| 21.86 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 27.08 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.88 |
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Andy Dibble | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Marvin Johnson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
M David Preece | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M Emeka Nwajiobi | 🇳🇬 |
CF Brian Stein | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Marvin Johnson | 🏴 | (M Garry Parker | 🏴 |)
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
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
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Steve Foster, Flu
Brendan Ormsby, Injury
Allan Evans, Injury
Gary Williams, Injury
Steve McMahon, Potential transfer out
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Aug 1985, Villa 3-1 Luton, Villa Park