Game #3878
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 November 1985


Won
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Oxford United
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,922
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0

Oxford United

Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 56' |
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1985
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Oxford United
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Oxford United
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 November 1985
Villa win for the first time in six League games to climb back to 15th in the table as Simon Stainrod continues his scoring run.
Graham Turner’s Villa end a run of four successive League defeats as they beat 18th placed Oxford at Villa Park to make it four wins in fifteen Division One games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Oxford United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 2 November 1985
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🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Ray Guy | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1982–1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 16 🟥 24 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Ray Guy | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1982–1987
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 22 September 1984, Villa 0-1 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.95 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.05 |
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |

Oxford United
GK Steve Hardwick | 🏴 |
LB Neil Slatter | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Shotton | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 |
RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Les Phillips | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Peter Rhoades-Brown | 🏴 |
F Andy Thomas | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 November 1985, Villa 2-0 Oxford, Villa Park.

