Game #3726
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 17,384
Lost
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Pat Heard | 42' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Chris Whyte
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-2, Ken McNaught, Assist by Pat Heard
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 64’ Sending off, (Arsenal), George Wood
💥 | 64' Outfield player in goal (Arsenal), Stewart Robson
🔁 | 78' Sub off, Pat Heard, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, contrive to lose for the first time in eight against 10-man Arsenal with an outfield player in goal for nearly 30 minutes.
As a result Villa make it ten wins, a draw and seven losses in eighteen League games this season.
Meanwhile, Pat Heard made his final appearance for Villa aged just 22 before moving on to Sheffield Wednesday for £60,000 in January 1983. Heard played for Villa between 1979-80 and 1982-83 making 27 appearances and scoring twice.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #24
League Match: #18
Manager Game: #49
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Letts | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1979-1985
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 9 🟥 15 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Letts | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1979-1985
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥
TEAM NEWS
Pat Heard replaces Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.06 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 1980-82 | 🕒 27 | 21 (6) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 14 | #612 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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