Game #3866
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 September 1985


Won
12th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,077
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
0-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 39' |
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 September 1985
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 39' Goal, 2-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-3 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
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 4 September 1985
Villa make it consecutive 🟩 wins for the first time this season as they climb to 12th in the table after beating bottom club Albion.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 contributes his 50th goal involvement on his 🕒 122nd appearance in a Villa shirt (108 Starts) to make it 🟩 W52 🟨 D23 🟥 L47, ⚽ 28 Goals and 🔥 23 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Tony Daley scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance (7 Starts) to make it 🟩 W3 🟨 D3 🟥 L4, ⚽ 1 Goal and 🔥 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns

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
West Bromwich Albion


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1985
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🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 13 🟥 20 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
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
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans (first start in 5), Gray Williams (first start in 4) and Andy Gray replace Dean Glover, Ray Walker and David Norton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.62 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.78 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.89 |
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Johnny Giles | 🇮🇪 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
D Mike Forsyth | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Robson | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
CF Carl Valentine | 🇨🇦 |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (M Colin Anderson | 🏴 |)

🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
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

🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
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
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Sep 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, Hawthorns

