Game #3887
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
Won
17th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,237
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
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
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
Villa win for the first time in seven first division games after four consecutive defeats to climb back to 17th in the table.
Graham Turner’s Villa win for the first time in seven League games and end a run of four consecutive losses but they now have just five wins in twenty two Division One games and ten defeats and sit in 17th place in the table.
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
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
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #73 |
Tuesday, 17 December 1985
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🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 73 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 28 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Robinson | 🏴 | Portsmouth, 1973-1986
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 March 1982, Villa 1-3 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Poole, Paul Birch and Dean Glover replace Nigel Spink, Allan Evans and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.27 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 19.98 |
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Gary Chivers | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Clive Walker | 🏴 |
W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
CF John Byrne | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Martin Allen | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Dec 1985, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road