Game #3746
Saturday, 12 March 1983
Attendance: 41,774
Lost
FA Cup Quarter Final
Quarter Final
Arsenal
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Highbury
Villa are beaten in their first of two crucial cup ties as they are beaten at Highbury in the FA Cup quarter finals.
Arsenal
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Vladimir Petrovic
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, fail to score for the twelfth time this season as they fall to Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter final.
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 HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #44
Manager Game: #69
Saturday, 12 March 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1974-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams and Tony Morley replace Ken McNaught and Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.16 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.55 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.32 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Vladimir Petrović | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Raphael Meade | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
"It took us 45 minutes to get into the match and by then the horse had bolted.”
Tony Barton.
