Game #3744
Aston Villa
14-3-12, 45 PTS

Saturday, 5 March 1983
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Allan Evans, Mark Walters and Eamonn Deacy replace Gary Williams, Tony Morley and Andy Blair.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.77 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
3-2
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 23' | Eamonn Deacy | 53' | Gary Shaw | 79' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' | Peter Withe | 53' | Colin Gibson | 79' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Dave Bennett
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Norwich City
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Dennis Van Wyk
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-2, Eamonn Deacy, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 3-2, Gary Shaw, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Norwich City
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #42
League Match: #29
Manager Game: #67
Saturday, 5 March 1983

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 11 🟥 23 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Norwich City
8-6-15, 30 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 18,624
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
LB Dennis van Wijk | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
LB Richard Symonds | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
RB Paul Haylock | 🏴 |
M Dave Bennett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
W Mark Barham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
Ken Brown | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Dave Bennett | 🏴 | (CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |)
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: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa beat Norwich, despite a European hangover, to remain 5th in the first division table under Tony Barton.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, stop a run of two defeats to beat Norwich at Villa Park and make it fourteen wins, three draws and twelve losses in twenty nine League games this season.
Left back Eamonn Deacy 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ only goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 24th appearance.
What they Said
"I thought they were sharper and stronger than us.”
Tony Barton.