Game #3708
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 15 September 1982
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟨 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Peter Withe (15)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.62 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.83 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 6’ | Tony Morley | 9’ | Dennis Mortimer | 29’ |
Assist(s) | Gary Williams | 6' | Peter Withe | 9' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Williams
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Beşiktaş J.K.
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 3-1, Beşiktaş J.K., Mehmet Ekşi
🟨 | 70’ Booking, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Beşiktaş J.K.
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #6
European Match: #1
Manager Game: #31
Wednesday, 15 September 1982

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Rolf Nyhus | 🇳🇴 | Nordstrandhogda, 1982
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Rolf Nyhus | 🇳🇴 | Nordstrandhogda, 1982
Linesmen: Thornjornn Ass | 🇳🇴 | Trondheim; Steiner Aas | 🇳🇴 | Trondheim
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 7 🟥 9 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
European Cup
Besiktas

Villa Park
Attendance: 167
GK Rasim Kara | 🇹🇷 |
LB Kadir Akbulut | 🇹🇷 |
CB Ulvi Güveneroğlu | 🇹🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Samet Aybaba | 🇹🇷 |
CB Haluk Serenli | 🇹🇷 |
CB Mehmet Ekşi | 🇹🇷 | ⚽ |
M Fikret Demirer | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
M Rıza Çalımbay | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
W Ali Kemal Denizci | 🇹🇷 | 🟨 |
CF Bora Öztürk | 🇹🇷 |
CF Necdet Ergün | 🇹🇷 |
Đorđe Milić | 🇷🇸 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Fikret Demirer | 🇹🇷 | (M Ziya Doğan | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | M Rıza Çalımbay | 🇹🇷 | (M Haluk Çakar | 🇹🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Zafer Öğer | 🇹🇷 |
M Serdar Bali | 🇹🇷 |
W Sinan Engin | 🇹🇷 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 CB Ulvi Güveneroğlu
🟨 W Ali Kemal Denizci
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Süper Lig Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Turkish Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Rasim Kara | 🇹🇷 |
GK Zafer Öğer | 🇹🇷 |
Defenders
CB Ulvi Güveneroğlu | 🇹🇷 |
CB Samet Aybaba | 🇹🇷 |
CB Haluk Serenli | 🇹🇷 |
CB Mehmet Ekşi | 🇹🇷 |
Full Backs
LB Kadir Akbulut | 🇹🇷 |
Midfielders
M Fikret Demirer | 🇹🇷 |
M Rıza Çalımbay | 🇹🇷 |
M Ziya Doğan | 🇹🇷 |
M Haluk Çakar | 🇹🇷 |
M Serdar Bali | 🇹🇷 |
Wingers
W Ali Kemal Denizci | 🇹🇷 |
W Sinan Engin | 🇹🇷 |
Forwards
CF Bora Öztürk | 🇹🇷 |
CF Necdet Ergün | 🇹🇷 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Villa face Besiktas 🇹🇷 for the first time in competitive football, Besiktas become the 123rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 11th continental European opponents and their second from Turkey 🇹🇷 following their meeting with Fenerbahçe 🇹🇷 in their 1977-78 UEFA Cup campaign.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, begin their defence with a resounding victory over Beşiktaş 🇹🇷 at Villa Park however they are forced to play behind closed doors as punishment following crowd disturbances involving Aston Villa supporters at the previous season’s European Cup semi-final against Anderlecht in Brussels. The only spectators were the press and members of the club’s administrative staff totally 167 souls.
Villa record their third successive win as Beşiktaş are beaten at Villa Park but Tony Barton isn't happy.
Gordon Cowans 🏴 secures his 🟩 125th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 272nd appearance (257 Starts) to make it 🟩 W125 🟨 D69 🟥 L78, ⚽ 41 Goals and 🔥 38 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.44 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (123 Starts).
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (96 Starts) and contributes his 🔥 2nd assist.
Meanwhile Herbert Douglas Ellis once again demonstrates his lack of commercial foresight.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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Sub 1
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Sub 2
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 3
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 4
🟩
🟨
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🕒
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Sub 5
🟩
🟨
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Match Media
What they Said
"I told the team they were rubbish—but they already knew.
"Besiktas must now believe they have a chance, and I admit it will be difficult for us. The Turks will have a 40,000 crowd behind them.
"The longer the game went on the more they looked like getting another.
“We should have had the tie sown up at half-time yet we played as if it was a Sunday afternoon stroll.
"When we had the chances we couldn't even hit the target and we hardly made a tackle all afternoon."
Tony Barton.