Game #3715
Aston Villa
5-0-5, 15 PTS

Saturday, 16 October 1982
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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 | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Colin Gibson (first start of the season) and Tony Morley replace Gary Williams and Pat Heard.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.99 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.92 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
3-0
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 28' | Tony Morley | 58' | 89' |
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 28' | Gordon Cowans | 89' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Des Bremner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Watford
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Watford
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #13
League Match: #10
Manager Game: #38
Saturday, 16 October 1982

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1981-1983
Linesmen: R. B. Gifford; R. G. Groves
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1981-1983
🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | 🆘 : 0
🕒 2 | 🟩 50% | 🟨 50% | 🟥 0% | 🆘 : 0
Cards 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | 0.50 |
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Last 5: 🟨 🟩
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 8 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Watford
5-2-3, 17 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 21,572
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan (ft) | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Nigel Callaghan (ft) | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 having been dropped by both Villa and England, returns to the side and gives Graham Taylor's 🏴 Watford a torrid time ⚽ scoring a brace to secure Villa's 🟩 first win in five.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, make it 🟩 five wins and 🟥 five defeats in ten League games this season.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 134th appearance at a rate of one every 2.63 games.
What they Said
"I am the best left-sided player in England.”
Tony Morley.