Game #3866
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 September 1985


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

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 39' |
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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.
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 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 13 🟥 20 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 December 1984, Villa 4-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (M Colin Anderson | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The 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 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 September 1985, Villa 3-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.

