Game #3882
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 November 1985


Lost
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,509
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 34' |
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 November 1985
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Kerry Dixon
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 74' Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 2-1, (Chelsea), David Speedie
🕒 | FT Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dean Glover, Tug
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
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 November 1985
Villa lose for the first time in four first division games as they are beaten at Stamford Bridge to remain 16th in the table.
Graham Turner’s Villa lose for the first time in four League games but they now have just four wins in eighteen Division One games and seven defeats as they remain in 16th place in the table.
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 23 November 1985
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🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 68 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 19 🟥 25 | 1.34
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴 | Sussex, 1977-1994
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 March 1985, Villa 2-0 Tottenham, White Hart Lane.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Dean Glover, Tug
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Darren Bradley (first start in 10) replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.89 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.00 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.11 |
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

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

Chelsea
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | (M Kevin McAllister | 🏴 |)

🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 74 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
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
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Nov 1985, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

