Game #3902
Aston Villa
5-10-15, 25 PTS
Saturday, 8 March 1986
Lost
20th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
19-7-5, 45 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,584
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-4
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 March 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Paul Elliott, o.g.
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Charlie Nicholas
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-3, (Arsenal), Martin Hayes
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-4, (Arsenal), David Rocastle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Arsenal
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
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 March 1986
Villa are destroyed in the second half at Villa Park despite taking an early lead in what it described as a "capitulation" and "quite one of their worst displays for many years" as Villa remain twentieth in the table, in the relegation places and now four points from safety.
Villa 🟥 lose successive League games and continue their woeful form to leave them with just 🟩 five wins in thirty Division One games and 🟥 fifteen defeats.
As a result Graham Turner 🏴 and Chairman Ellis' resignations are demanded as both the local media and fans call time on their incompetent regime.
Darren Bradley 🏴 20 makes his his 23rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) before moving on to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £90,000 later this month. Bradley left with a record of 🟩 W7 🟨 D6 🟥 L10.
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 1985-86 🕒 23 | ✅ 19 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 | #631 |
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
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 8 March 1986
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🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 26 🟥 34 | 1.25
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 5 March 1986, League Cup, Villa 2-2 Oxford, Villa Park.
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
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dean Glover and Andy Gray replace Paul Kerr and Tony Dorigo.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.29 |
Youngest Player |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, 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 | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Rhys Wilmot | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
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
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 8 Mar 1986, Villa 1-4 Arsenal, Villa Park