Game #3908
Aston Villa
Monday, 31 March 1986


Won
19th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,200
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 50' |
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 31 March 1986
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
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
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 31 March 1986
Villa win for the second time in four League games under Graham Turner but only the third time in twenty first division matches as they climb to 19th in the table to move out of the relegation places on goal difference.
Graham Turner’s Villa win for the second time in four League matches but only the second time in 1986 as a result have just seven wins in thirty five Division One games and sixteen defeats and sit nineteenth in the table, only out of the bottom three on goal difference.
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, 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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Monday, 31 March 1986
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🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 28 🟥 36 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
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
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters and David Norton replace Gary Williams and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.94 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.35 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.26 |
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
RB Andy Feeley | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M Ally Mauchlen | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Laurie Cunningham | 🏴 | (M Rob Kelly | 🏴 |)

🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
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

🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 31 Mar 1986, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park

