Game #3715
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 October 1982
Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 21,572
Watford
Villa Park
Tony Morley, having been dropped by 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.
Aston Villa
3-0
Watford
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 28' | Gordon Cowans | 89' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 October 1982
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, win for the first time in five games as they make it five wins and five losses in ten League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Watford
Previous 5 vs. Watford: 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #13
League Match: #10
Manager Game: #38
Saturday, 16 October 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I am the best left-sided player in England.”
Tony Morley.
