Game #3742
Saturday, 26 February 1983
Attendance: 19,318
Lost
Division One
5th= (-)
Watford
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Vicarage Road
Watford get swift revenge over Villa as they hit an injury time winner at Vicarage Road.
Watford
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Luther Blissett
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-1, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Watford 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 1-2, (Watford), Wilf Rostron
🕒 | FT Watford 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, play high-flying Watford for the second successive match and lose for the first time in seven to make it thirteen wins, three draws and twelve losses in twenty eight 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: #40
League Match: #28
Manager Game: #65
Saturday, 26 February 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Mike James | 🏴 | Sussex, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike James | 🏴 | Sussex, 1981-1993
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.66 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 30.92 |
Youngest Player |
F Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.75 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Richard Jobson | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
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'm glad to see the back of this lot.
“We've played Watford twice in a week and they've not stopped coming at us."
Tony Barton.
