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
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
🟥 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
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
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟥 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, 1984-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 19 🟥 29 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Dec 1985, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Dean Glover
🟨 Tony Dorigo
🟨 Gary Williams
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 26 | 8* | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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