Game #3914
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 April 1986
Won
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,770
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-1
Chelsea
Assist(s) | David Norton | 84' | Mark Walters | 90' |
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1986
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-0, David Norton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea, pen), Nigel Spackman
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by David Norton
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-0, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 April 1986
Villa leave it late but two goal in the final six minutes secure their first division safety with a game to play as they sit 16th in the table, eight points clear of the relegation places.
Graham Turner’s Villa make it three wins in four games and one defeat in eight as they secure top flight safety with a game to spare. Villa climb to fifteenth, five points clear of the drop zone with a game still to play. Villa's win means they now have ten wins in forty one Division One games and seventeen defeats this season.
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 26 April 1986
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🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 30 🟥 37 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 14 September 1985, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Poole, Gary Williams and Paul Birch replace Nigel Spink, Tony Dorigo and Steve Hodge.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.43 |
Youngest Player |
M David Norton | 🏴 | 21.16 |
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Hollins | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M John Millar | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | (W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, 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
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, 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
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.