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Match details
1st Division
Villa Park | Sat 15 Dec 1984 at 15:00
Aston Villa
0
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
(c)
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Gary Gillespie
5
Steve Nicol
6
Alan Hansen
7
Paul Walsh
8
Jan Mølby
9
Ian Rush
10
Craig Johnston
11
John Wark
Substitutes
12
Ronnie Whelan
Opposition Lineup
Nigel Spink
Gary Williams
Tony Dorigo
Allan Evans
Brendan Ormsby
Alan Curbishley
Paul Birch
Paul Rideout
Peter Withe
Colin Gibson
Mark Walters
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.08
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 24.57
- Liverpool league position after match: 8
- Aston Villa league position after match: 18
-
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Other details
Manager:
Joe Fagan
Opposition manager:
Graham Turner
Referee:
Reeves D
Attendance:
24,007
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3795
League game number:
3221
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18.08.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
25.08.1984 | 3 - 3 | Norwich City
27.08.1984 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
01.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
04.09.1984 | 2 - 1 | Luton Town
08.09.1984 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
15.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Sunderland
19.09.1984 | 1 - 0 | Lech Poznan
22.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
24.09.1984 | 0 - 0 | Stockport County
29.09.1984 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.10.1984 | 4 - 0 | Lech Poznan
06.10.1984 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
09.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Stockport County
12.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
24.10.1984 | 3 - 1 | Benfica
28.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
31.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
03.11.1984 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
07.11.1984 | 0 - 1 | Benfica
10.11.1984 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
18.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
24.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
01.12.1984 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
04.12.1984 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
09.12.1984 | 0 - 1 | Independiente
15.12.1984 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
21.12.1984 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
26.12.1984 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
29.12.1984 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
01.01.1985 | 1 - 1 | Watford
05.01.1985 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
16.01.1985 | 0 - 2 | Juventus
19.01.1985 | 4 - 0 | Norwich City
27.01.1985 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
12.02.1985 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
16.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | York City
20.02.1985 | 7 - 0 | York City
23.02.1985 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
02.03.1985 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.03.1985 | 1 - 1 | Austria Vienna
10.03.1985 | 4 - 0 | Barnsley
16.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.03.1985 | 4 - 1 | Austria Vienna
23.03.1985 | 5 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
31.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
03.04.1985 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
06.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
10.04.1985 | 4 - 0 | Panathinaikos
13.04.1985 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
17.04.1985 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.04.1985 | 3 - 1 | Newcastle United
24.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Panathinaikos
27.04.1985 | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town
04.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Chelsea
06.05.1985 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
11.05.1985 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
14.05.1985 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
17.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Watford
20.05.1985 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
23.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Everton
29.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Juventus
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Everton
19
11
4
4
40
23
6
3
1
26
10
5
1
3
14
13
37
2
Tottenham Hotspur
19
11
3
5
39
19
6
2
1
25
10
5
1
4
14
9
36
3
Manchester United
19
10
5
4
38
24
7
3
0
25
6
3
2
4
13
18
35
4
Arsenal
19
11
2
6
38
25
8
2
0
23
6
3
0
6
15
19
35
5
Southampton
19
8
7
4
23
19
6
2
1
10
5
2
5
3
13
14
31
6
Chelsea
19
7
7
5
31
20
7
1
2
24
9
0
6
3
7
11
28
7
Sheffield Wednesday
19
7
7
5
29
21
5
3
1
20
11
2
4
4
9
10
28
8
Liverpool
19
7
7
5
24
19
3
4
2
11
7
4
3
3
13
12
28
9
West Bromwich Albion
19
8
4
7
32
28
6
2
1
22
9
2
2
6
10
19
28
10
Norwich City
19
7
6
6
27
26
6
3
0
18
8
1
3
6
9
18
27
11
Nottingham Forest
19
8
3
8
29
31
6
1
2
18
11
2
2
6
11
20
27
12
West Ham United
19
7
6
6
23
25
5
3
2
12
6
2
3
4
11
19
27
13
Sunderland
19
7
5
7
27
26
6
2
1
16
9
1
3
6
11
17
26
14
Newcastle United
19
6
7
6
32
35
5
3
2
17
11
1
4
4
15
24
25
15
Leicester City
19
6
4
9
33
37
5
2
3
23
15
1
2
6
10
22
22
16
Queens Park Rangers
19
5
7
7
23
32
5
3
1
19
10
0
4
6
4
22
22
17
Watford
19
5
6
8
37
38
3
3
4
21
20
2
3
4
16
18
21
18
Aston Villa
19
5
6
8
21
33
4
4
2
13
12
1
2
6
8
21
21
19
Ipswich Town
19
4
7
8
19
26
3
4
3
13
13
1
3
5
6
13
19
20
Coventry City
19
5
4
10
19
33
4
3
3
10
11
1
1
7
9
22
19
21
Luton Town
19
4
6
9
23
38
3
4
2
13
11
1
2
7
10
27
18
22
Stoke City
19
1
5
13
14
43
1
2
6
11
21
0
3
7
3
22
8
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