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Aston Villa 3-1 WBA - January 01, 1985 / Division 1 1984/1985

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Division 1 1984/1985 - Round 23

Villa Park - Birmingham - England

January 01, 1985

Aston Villa

3 - 1

WBA

Colin Gibson

Paul Birch

Paul Rideout

Derek Statham (penalty)

logo Aston Villa AV

0' - Goal Colin Gibson photo Paul Birch

0' - Goal Paul Birch photo Paul Rideout

0' - Goal Paul Rideout0

0' - Goal Derek Statham

logo Aston Villa AV

46' - Substitution Allan Evansis substituted by Gordon Cowans46

46' - Substitution Ally Robertsonis substituted by David Cross

logo West Bromwich Albion WBA

Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Aston Villa

3 - 1

WBA

Aston Villa WBA

Team line-ups

Aston Villa

Spink

Nigel Spink

England

B.date08/08/1958

Age26 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

Evans46

Allan Evans

Scotland

B.date12/10/1956

Age28 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Ormsby

Brenand Ormsby

England

B.date01/10/1960

Age24 years

H1m80

positionDefender

Williams

Gary Williams

England

B.date17/06/1960

Age24 years

positionDefender

Dorigo

Tony Dorigo

England

B.date31/12/1965

Age19 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Gibson0

Colin Gibson

England

B.date06/04/1960

Age24 years

positionLeft full-back

McMahon

Steve McMahon

England

B.date20/08/1961

Age23 years

H1m75

positionDefensive Midfielder

Birch0

Paul Birch

England

B.date06/11/1962

Age22 years

H1m68

positionMidfield

Walters

Mark Walters

England

B.date02/06/1964

Age20 years

H1m75

positionLeft Midfielder

Rideout0

Paul Rideout

England

B.date14/08/1964

Age20 years

H1m80

positionCentre forward

Withe

Peter Withe

England

B.date30/08/1951

Age33 years

H1m85

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Nigel Spink		26	63	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Allan Evans	46	28	273	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Brenand Ormsby		24	90	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Williams		24	187	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Dorigo		19	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Colin Gibson		24	172	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve McMahon		23	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Birch		22	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mark Walters		20	80	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Paul Rideout		20	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Peter Withe		33	183	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

109

WBA

Godden

Tony Godden

England

B.date02/08/1955

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

Robertson46

Ally Robertson

Scotland

B.date09/09/1952

Age32 years

positionCentral defender

Statham0

Derek Statham

England

B.date24/03/1959

Age25 years

positionDefender

Bennett

Martyn Bennett

England

B.date04/08/1961

Age23 years

positionDefender

Nicholl

Jimmy Nicholl

Northern Ireland

B.date28/12/1956

Age28 years

positionRight full-back

Hunt

Steve Hunt

England

B.date04/08/1956

Age28 years

H1m70

positionMidfield

Whitehead

Clive Whitehead

England

B.date24/11/1955

Age29 years

positionMidfield

MacKenzie

Steve MacKenzie

England

B.date23/11/1961

Age23 years

positionOffensive Midfielder

Valentine

Carl Valentine

Canada

B.date04/07/1958

Age26 years

positionForward

Cross

Nicky Cross

England

B.date07/02/1961

Age23 years

positionForward

Thompson

Garry Thompson

England

B.date07/10/1959

Age25 years

H1m85

positionForward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Tony Godden		29	240	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ally Robertson	46	32	386	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Derek Statham		25	260	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Martyn Bennett		23	118	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Nicholl		28	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve Hunt		28	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Clive Whitehead		29	97	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve MacKenzie		23	82	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Carl Valentine		26	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Nicky Cross		23	92	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Garry Thompson		25	72	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

127

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Gordon Cowans	46	26	294	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		David Cross	46	34	53	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Clive Whitehead

Tony Grealish

OUT

Nicky Cross

David Cross

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Graham Turner

Success rate in this team:

35 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

35 %

Turner vs WBA

1 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on January 01, 1985

Turner vs Giles

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on January 01, 1985

Manager

Age

Match num

Johnny Giles

138

Success rate in this team:

41 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

46 %

Giles vs Aston Villa

0 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on January 01, 1985

Giles vs Turner

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on January 01, 1985

Videos

Comments

Key figures

WBA keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 03/11/1984). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 17/09/1983-27/12/1983 time period (19 matches).

It's the first time Paul Rideout scores 1 goal vs West Bromwich Albion in Premier League

End of streak for WBA after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 18/12/1984).

Read the next 2 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DAston Villa 2-2 Norwich City20/10/1984

DAston Villa 0-0 West Ham03/11/1984

DAston Villa 2-2 Southampton17/11/1984

VAston Villa 1-0 Sunderland01/12/1984

DAston Villa 0-0 Liverpool15/12/1984

VAston Villa 4-0 Newcastle United22/12/1984

Overall

VAston Villa 1-0 Sunderland01/12/1984

LLuton Town 1-0 Aston Villa08/12/1984

DAston Villa 0-0 Liverpool15/12/1984

VAston Villa 4-0 Newcastle United22/12/1984

DSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa26/12/1984

LNottingham Forest 3-2 Aston Villa29/12/1984

Current form

Away

VTottenham 2-3 West Bromwich Albion03/11/1984

LChelsea 3-1 West Bromwich Albion17/11/1984

LWatford 4-1 West Bromwich Albion20/11/1984

VWest Ham 0-2 West Bromwich Albion01/12/1984

LArsenal 4-0 West Bromwich Albion15/12/1984

VLuton Town 1-2 West Bromwich Albion18/12/1984

Overall

VWest Ham 0-2 West Bromwich Albion01/12/1984

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Watford08/12/1984

LArsenal 4-0 West Bromwich Albion15/12/1984

VLuton Town 1-2 West Bromwich Albion18/12/1984

VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Newcastle United26/12/1984

LWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Norwich City29/12/1984

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	8	0
Winless streak	0	2
Drawless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	1	3
Conceding streak	0	2
Invincibility streak	3	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Loosing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	1	0
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	6	12
Scoring streak	1	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	2	5

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

22	Number of games (Competition total)	22
11	Number of games (Home / Away)	11
6	Victories (Competition total)	10
5	Victories (Home / Away)	3
7	Draws (Competition total)	4
4	Draws (Home / Away)	2
9	Losses (Competition total)	8
2	Losses (Home / Away)	6

Goals

28	Goals scored (Competition total)	36
17	Goals scored (Home / Away)	12
37	Goals conceded (Competition total)	31
12	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	20
1.27	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.64
1.55	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.09
1.68	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.41
1.09	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.82

Betting aid

13	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	15
6	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	7
6	Clean sheets (Competition total)	5
6	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
9	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	5
4	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
9	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	14
3	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	7
1-0 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-3 (2 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Peter Withe	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	15 goals	Garry Thompson
Peter Withe	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	4 goals	Garry Thompson
Allan Evans	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Derek Statham
Allan Evans	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	Derek Statham
Paul Rideout	6 goals during the last 6 matches	The fittest player	6 goals during the last 8 matches	Garry Thompson

Historical head to head

Home

66 matches

41 v

8 d

17 l

121 gf

77 ga

Away

64 matches

19 v

15 d

30 l

87 gf

112 ga

Total

130 matches

60 v

23 d

47 l

208 gf

189 ga

Historical head to head

Home

64 matches

30 v

15 d

19 l

112 gf

87 ga

Away

66 matches

17 v

8 d

41 l

77 gf

121 ga

Total

130 matches

47 v

23 d

60 l

189 gf

208 ga

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 1	April 24, 1899
Home	7 - 1	April 24, 1899

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 0	October 19, 1935
Away	7 - 0	October 19, 1935

Latest head to head

January 14, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984

WBA

3 - 1

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa

December 20, 1983 - League Cup 1983/1984

WBA

1 - 2

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa

August 27, 1983 - Division 1 1983/1984

Aston Villa

4 - 3

WBA

April 19, 1983 - Division 1 1982/1983

Aston Villa

1 - 0

WBA

October 02, 1982 - Division 1 1982/1983

WBA

1 - 0

Aston Villa logo Aston Villa

Best historical scorers against WBA

Andy Gray	4 goals	1977 - 1977
Dennis Mortimer	3 goals	1976 - 1983
Gary Shaw	3 goals	1982 - 1984
Tony Hateley	3 goals	1963 - 1966
Gordon Cowans	2 goals	1977 - 1978
Gerald Hitchens	2 goals	1959 - 1960

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 11/10/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

Jeff Astle	3 goals	1965 - 1966
Garry Thompson	3 goals	1983 - 1984
Alec Jackson	3 goals	1961 - 1963
Bobby Cram	2 goals	1963 - 1965
Cyrille Regis	2 goals	1983 - 1984
Tony Brown	2 goals	1963 - 1966

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 11/10/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs WBA

Dennis Mortimer	16 matches	1976 - 1984
Allan Evans	13 matches	1978 - 1984
Gordon Cowans	12 matches	1977 - 1983
Charlie Aitken	11 matches	1961 - 1966
Jimmy Rimmer	11 matches	1977 - 1982
Ken McNaught	10 matches	1977 - 1983

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 11/10/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

John Wile	13 matches	1976 - 1983
Clive Clark	13 matches	1961 - 1966
Ally Robertson	13 matches	1976 - 1983
Ally Brown	13 matches	1976 - 1982
Stan Jones	12 matches	1961 - 1966
Cyrille Regis	10 matches	1977 - 1984