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Wednesday, 26 January 1983
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๐ฉ 26 Jan 1983, Villa 3-0 Barcelona, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 99' | Ken McNaught | 104' |
Assist(s) | Ken McNaught | 80' | Gordon Cowans | 104' |
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 60 | ๐ฉ | 28 ๐จ | 11 ๐ฅ 21 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #3737
Match Record
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #35
Manager Game: #60
Wednesday, 26 January 1983
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Alexis Ponnet | ๐ง๐ช | Brussels, 1983
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
AET Result: ๐ฉ Won
AET Score: ๐ฉ 3-0 (3-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Barcelona: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ W1 (25% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(50% ) | ๐ฅ L2 (50% ) | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ 5 | GD 1
Villa Trophy Cabinet
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Winners: ๐๐
La Liga Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Copa del Rey Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Team News
Unavailable
Not recorded
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Andy Blair replaces Dennis Mortimer.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #622 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐จ | 9โ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Scything tackle on Andy Blair
๐จ | 38' Booking, (FC Barcelona), Urbano Ortega
๐จ | 40' Booking, Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 FC Barcelona
๐จ | 50โ Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
๐จ | 50โ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Deliberate Handball
๐ฅ | 50โ Sending off, (FC Barcelona), Julio Alberto, Second Booking
๐จ | 53โ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Josรฉ Ramรณn Alexanko
๐จ | 77' Booking, Allan Evans, Push
๐จ | 68โ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Bernd Schuster, High tackle
๐ | 72โ Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Mark Walters
โฝ | 79โ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Ken McNaught
๐ฅ | Migueli remains on the floor with a facial cut
๐ฅ | Game delayed for four minutes by Barcelona players protesting goal
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 FC Barcelona
๐ฅ | 99โ Missed penalty, Gordon Cowans
โฝ | 99โ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans from rebound
๐จ | 101' Booking, (FC Barcelona), Javier Urruti for kicking Cowans
๐ฅ | 101โ Schuster kicked ball into crowd ahead of restart after referee had placed the ball on the centre spot
๐ฅ | 101โ Schuster attempts to lead walk off of Barcelona players
โฝ | 104โ Goal, 3-0, Ken McNaught, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐จ | 105โ Booking, (FC Barcelona), Manolo
๐ฅ | 105โ Sending off, (FC Barcelona), Marcos Alonso, Punching Mark Walters
๐จ | 110' Booking, Allan Evans, Trip
๐ฅ | 110โ Sending off, Allan Evans, Second Booking
๐ | 113โ Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Paul Birch
๐ | AET Aston Villa 3-0 FC Barcelona
Line Up & Subs
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 72โ |
๐ | M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 113โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Udo Lattek | ๐ฉ๐ช |
GK Javier Urruti | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐จ |
CB Josรฉ Ramรณn Alexanko | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐จ |
CB Migueli | ๐ช๐ธ |
LB Julio Alberto | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐จ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ |
M Vรญctor Muรฑoz | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Urbano Ortega | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐จ |
M Bernd Schuster | ๐ฉ๐ช | ๐จ |
M Tente Sรกnchez | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Periko Alonso | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Marcos Alonso | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐ฅ |
W Lobo Carrasco | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Lobo Carrasco | ๐ช๐ธ | (CF Quini | ๐ช๐ธ |)
๐ | CF Quini | ๐ช๐ธ | (LB Manolo | ๐ช ๐ธ | ๐จ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Pello Artola | ๐ช๐ธ |
CB Antonio Olmo | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Periko Alonso | ๐ช๐ธ |
Officials
Referee: Alexis Ponnet | ๐ง๐ช | Brussels, 1983
Officials
Referee Profile
Referee: Alexis Ponnet | ๐ง๐ช | Brussels, 1983
Games: ๐ 1 ๐ฉ W1 (100%) ๐ฅ L0 (0%) Last 5: ๐ฉ
Cards: ๐จ 4 ๐ฅ 1 | 5.00 per game | Pens: โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
0 |
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Allan Evans, Push (26)
โญ Club Record
๐จ Allan Evans, Trip (27)
โญ Club Record
๐จ Colin Gibson (7)
๐จ Ken McNaught, Foul (15)
Opposition Bookings
๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Villa Sendings Off
๐ฅ Allan Evans (4)
Opposition Sendings Off
๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
Not recorded
Match Media
What they Said
โI was very disappointed with Barcelona, they have quality players and donโt need to play like they did.
โIt was only my playersโ restraint which prevented it getting even worse.
โI donโt feel we intimidated them at all and there is no reason why we should fear sanctions from UEFA.
โPeople are continually knocking British football but Iโm sure no one wants to see us play the way Barcelona did tonight.
โWhen we looked at it before the game it seemed worth competing in because it is another European tournament, another medal.
โNow my feelings are bitter sweet.
โWe will be without Allan Evans in Europe next time and we could have lost a few more players [through injury] for Saturdayโs FA Cup tie against Wolves.
โI only saw bits and pieces of the Spurs game last year [Cup Winners Cup semi final with Barcelona for which they were heavily fined] but I canโt believe it could have been worse than this.
โPeople keep going on about whatโs wrong with British football and saying that we are inferior to the continentals.
โBut if thatโs the way they want to see us play every Saturday, then I donโt want any part of it.
โI thought there might be some trouble because Barcelona have a reputation for violence away from home and they were coming here to defend a one goal lead.
โBut I never expected anything like this.
โI donโt know why they do it.โ
Tony Barton.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐
225
โ
222
โฝ
๐ฅ
28
8
๐ฉ
99
๐จ
61
๐ฅ
65
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1982-83
First Team Squad
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #591 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Hamrun Spartans ๐ฒ๐น Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Wigan Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Bradford City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #612 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Brunei Darussalam ๐ฒ๐พ Retired
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Burnley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Robert Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #613 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Colchester United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2026
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #607 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Darlington FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Forest Green Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #590 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #602 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Crewe Alexandra ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #620 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Charlton Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Halesowen Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618
Winger
Where are they now?
Bristol Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Ernest Borel ๐ญ๐ฐ Died 2024
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Darlington FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | #609 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Galway United ๐ฎ๐ช Died
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #617 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Stafford Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #621 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Newcastle Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Hamrun Spartans ๐ฒ๐น Retired
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Huddersfield Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Matchday Programme
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