Game #3732
Aston Villa
11-2-10, 35 PTS

Monday, 3 January 1983
7th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Tony Morley and Mark Jones replace Mark Walters and Colin Gibson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.19 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.37 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.13 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa win for the first time in seven as Southampton are beaten at Villa Park with Tony Barton's men seventh in the table.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, open 1983 with a first win in seven to make it eleven wins, two draws and ten losses in twenty three League games this season.
Starting XI

Won
2-0
๐ฉ 3 Jan 1983, Villa 2-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 13' (pen) | Allan Evans | 55' |
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 55' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 13' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
โฝ | 55' Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Ken McNaught
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #30
League Match: #23
Manager Game: #55
Monday, 3 January 1983
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 22 | ๐ฉ 9 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 7 | โฝ 34 | ๐ฅ
24 |
League ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 28 | ๐ฅ
18 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Home ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 22 | ๐ฅ
7 |
Away ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 12 | ๐ฅ
17 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 55 | ๐ฉ | 26 ๐จ | 10 ๐ฅ 19 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,925
GK Peter Shilton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Reuben Agboola | ๐ณ๐ฌ |
LB Mick Mills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Mark Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nick Holmes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Armstrong | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F David Puckett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Steve Moran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Danny Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Lawrie McMenemy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | F David Puckett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Keith Cassells | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
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: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1982-83
Playing Squad




























