Game #3876
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 October 1985


Lost
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Newcastle United
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,633
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Newcastle United

Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 15' |
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1985
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Paul Gascoigne
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Peter Beardsley
🔁 | 81' Sub off, Brendan Ormsby, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, 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
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 October 1985
Villa 🟥 lose their fourth successive game to sit 16th in the table under Graham Turner 🏴.
Graham Turner’s Villa make it 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 fourteen Division One matches winning 🟩 three.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 scores his ⚽ first League goal for the club on his 🕒 thirteenth Division One appearance since his return
Brendan Ormsby 🏴 25 makes his 🕒 140th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Leeds United in February 1986 for a fee of £65,000. Ormsby left with a record of 🟩 W57 🟨 D38 🟥 L45, ⚽ 7 Goals and 🔥 4 Assists.
Ray Walker 🏴 22 makes his 🕒 27th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (18 Starts) before moving on to Port Vale in July 1986 for a fee of £12,000. Walker left with a record of 🟩 W7 🟨 D11 🟥 L9 and 🔥 1 Assist.
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 1983-85 🕒 27 | ✅ 18 🔁 (9) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 13 | #620 |
🔴 Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 1977-85 🕒 140 | ✅ 136 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 13 | #599 |
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
Newcastle United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 26 October 1985
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🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 16 🟥 24 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 May 1985, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Andy Gray, Dissent
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Norton replaces Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.37 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.93 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.83 |
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Willie McFaul | 🇬🇧 |

Newcastle United
GK Martin Thomas | 🏴 |
RB Neil McDonald | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Glenn Roeder | 🏴 |
CB John Anderson | 🇮🇪 |
LB John Bailey | 🏴 |
M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |
M Paul Gascoigne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ian Stewart | 🇬🇧 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 81' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F George Reilly | 🏴 | (M Gary Megson | 🏴 |)

🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 16 | 6* | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, 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
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Oct 1985, Villa 1-2 Newcastle, Villa Park

