Game #3901
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 5 March 1986


Drew
Semi Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Oxford United
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,098
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Oxford United

Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 56' |
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 5 March 1986
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Oxford United), John Aldridge
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-1, Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Oxford United
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-1, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Allan Evans
🥅 | 57’ Goal, (Oxford United), John Aldridge
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Oxford United
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
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 5 March 1986
Villa concede early and need a fine Paul Birch performance topped by a left-footed volley of an equaliser to bring Villa back into the game they are ultimately lucky to draw to keep the semi final tie alive.
Graham Turner’s Villa line up for their seventh Cup match in the last ten fixtures and can only draw in the home leg of the League Cup semi final against an Oxford United side having a worse League season than Villa.
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, 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
Oxford United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #41 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Wednesday, 12 February 1986
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🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 26 🟥 33 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 November 1985, League Cup, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
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
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink, Darren Bradley and Simon Stainrod replace Kevin Poole, Tony Dorigo and Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.56 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 29.36 |
Youngest Player |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 20.23 |
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Maurice Evans | 🏴 |

Oxford United
GK Alan Judge | 🏴 |
LB Neil Slatter | 🏴 |
CB Gary Briggs | 🏴 |
CB Malcolm Shotton | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Les Phillips | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Peter Rhoades-Brown | 🏴 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 |
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Dave Langan | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 5 Mar 1986, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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