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
🟩 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
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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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 73 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 28 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 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
🟩 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
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 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.