Game #3879
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 November 1985
Drew
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Watford
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,085
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
Watford
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 41' |
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 November 1985
💥 | 22’ Goal Disallowed, Mark Walters
🟨 | 22’ Booking, Steve Hodge, Dissent
💥 | 35’ Goal Disallowed, Andy Gray. Goal disallowed because Mark Walters standing 6 yards offside in the area.
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | HT Watford 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Watford), Brian Talbot. Goal awarded despite Luther Blissett standing 6 yards offside in the area.
🕒 | FT Watford 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Gray, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 November 1985
Villa see two first half goals disallowed for 'technical' offsides not interfering with play prompting an Andy Gray meltdown as Villa are held at Vicarage Road.
Graham Turner’s Villa make it two games unbeaten but they now have just four wins in sixteen Division One games and six defeats as Andy Gray scores only his second League goal in fourteen matches since his return to the club.
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #65 |
Saturday, 9 November 1985
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🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 65 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 17 🟥 24 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 6 March 1982, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.36 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 29.96 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.07 |
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 | (W Neil Smillie | 🏴 |)
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
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
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
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
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 November 1985, Villa 1-1 Watford, Vicarage Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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