Game #3868
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 September 1985


Drew
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,198
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Coventry City

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 10' |
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 September 1985
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Paul Culpin
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-1, Steve Hodge, Assist by Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Coventry City
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
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 September 1985
Villa face their third consecutive 'derby' game as they are held by Coventry at Villa Park with new signing Steve Hodge scoring his second goal in four to send Villa 12th.
Graham Turner’s Villa play a third successive game against a neighbouring team but can once again only draw as they now have two wins in eight League matches this season.
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, 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
Coventry City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 14 September 1985
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🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 15 🟥 20 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 March 1983, Villa 2-0 Notts County, 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
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson (first start in 7) replaces Darren Bradley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.81 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 17.92 |
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Don Mackay | 🏴 |

Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizović | 🏴 |
LB Micky Adams | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
CB Trevor Peake | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
M Micky Gynn | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lloyd McGrath | 🏴 |
M David Bowman | 🏴 |
F Paul Culpin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Terry Gibson | 🏴 |
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Micky Gynn | 🏴 | (W David Bennett | 🏴 |)

🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
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
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, 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
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 14 Sep 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

