Game #3914
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 April 1986


Won
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,770
🟩 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Chelsea

Assist(s) | David Norton | 84' | Mark Walters | 90' |
🟩 26 Apr 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
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
🟩 26 Apr 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 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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 Apr 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 Apr 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
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 30 🟥 37 | 1.29
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Apr 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: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Allan Evans, Foul
CARDS

🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | (W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Apr 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 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Apr 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 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 26 Apr 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park

