Game #3888
Aston Villa
5-7-11, 22 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1985
Lost
18th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
6-7-10, 25 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,752
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
Leicester City
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Hodge | 32' |
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1985
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve Hodge
🥅 | 41' Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City), Alan Smith
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 66' Missed Penalty, Mark Walters
🥅 | 82' Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Mark Bright
🔁 | 82' Sub off, Darren Bradley, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Leicester City 3-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dean Glover
🟨 | Booking, Tony Dorigo
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1985
Villa crash to 18th in the table as they are beaten by a Leicester side who sat just one place above them at the start of play.
Graham Turner’s Villa lose for the fifth time in six League games and now have just five wins in twenty three Division One games and eleven defeats as they fall to 19th place in the table.
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Aston Villa
Leicester City
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Thursday, 26 December 1985
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🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 29 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 February 1984, Villa 0-0 Luton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shaw replaces Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.75 |
Oldest Player |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 26.92 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.00 |
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Simon Morgan | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | (CF Mark Bright | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 26 | 8* | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
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
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street.