Game #3889
Aston Villa
5-8-11, 23 PTS
Saturday, 28 December 1985


Drew
17th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
2-6-16, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,796
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-1

West Brom

Assist(s) | David Norton | 43' |
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 December 1985
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Kerr, Assist by David Norton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Steve Hunt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
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
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 December 1985
Villa are held by bottom club Albion at Villa Park as ex Villan Steve Hunt scores again but Villa climb back to 17th despite having recorded just one win in nine first division games.
Graham Turner’s Villa can only draw with bottom club Albion and now have just five wins in twenty four Division One games and eleven defeats as they sit in 18th place in the table.
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

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
West Bromwich Albion


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Saturday, 28 December 1985
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🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 26 🟨 | 20 🟥 29 | 1.31
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 April 1985, Villa 1-3 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
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
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink, Allan Evans, Tony Daley, David Norton and Paul Kerr replace Kevin Poole, Dean Glover, Darren Bradley, Gary Shaw and Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.08 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 29.23 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 18.21 |
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Nobby Stiles | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D Andy Thompson | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
CF Imre Váradi | 🏴 |
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | (M Robbie Dennison | 🏴 |)

🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
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
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 28 Dec 1985, Villa 1-1 Albion, Villa Park.

