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Game #3872

Aston Villa

Saturday, 5 October 1985

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Lost

13th (-1)

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

Division One

Arsenal

Highbury

Attendance: 18,881

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

Arsenal

3-2

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Aston Villa

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🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 5 October 1985

🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-1, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 18' Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Viv Anderson
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-2, Mark Walters
🥅 | 86' Goal, 2-3, (Arsenal), Chris Whyte
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent

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

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 5 October 1985

  • Graham Turner’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Villa lose for the first time in eight League games despite Simon Stainrod 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 giving Villa the lead with his first League goal for the club.

  • Winger Mark Walters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his ⚽ 30th goal on his 🕒 128th appearance in a Villa shirt (114 Starts).

  • Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 makes his 🕒 150th start in a Villa shirt.

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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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

Arsenal

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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79

FIXTURE HISTORY

Arsenal

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Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 5 October 1985

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🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: David Axcell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Southend, 1983-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986

🕒 58 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 16 🟥 21 | 1.36

Villa Career Form:

Mid Table

Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: David Axcell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Southend, 1983-1990

REFEREE PROFILE

Referee: David Axcell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Southend, 1983-1990
🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | 🆘 : 0
🕒 2 | 🟩 0% | 🟨 0% | 🟥 100% | 🆘 : 0%
Cards 🟨 2 | 🟥 0 | 1.00 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟥 🟥

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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🟨 Steve Hodge, Foul
🟨 Gary Williams, Dissent

CARDS

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🟨

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Graham Turner names an unchanged line up,

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.49 |

Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 29.87 |

Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 19.78 |

Referee

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

MANAGER

Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1984-1986

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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 Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

MANAGER

Don Howe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Arsenal

GK John Lukic | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Ian Allinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Line Ups

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Made

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made

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Substitutes

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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M David Rocastle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

Squad Bios

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 12/12

SQUAD STATS

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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 10/11

Squad:
Home Nation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 : 11/12

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

Quotes

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟥 5 Oct 1985, Villa 2-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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