๐ฅ 12 Mar 1983, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 12 March 1983
Villa are beaten in their first of two crucial cup ties as they are beaten at Highbury in the FA Cup quarter finals.
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.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 69 | ๐ฉ | 34 ๐จ | 11 ๐ฅ 24 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3746
Match Record
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #44
Manager Game: #69
Saturday, 12 March 1983
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ken Walmsley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackpool, 1975-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 121 | ๐ฉ W51 (42% ) | ๐จ D23 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L47 (39% ) | โฝ 200 | ๐ฅ 186 | GD 14
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1978โ79
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 31โ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
๐ฅ
| 36โ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Vladimir Petrovic
๐ | HT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 75' Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Mark Walters
๐ | FT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Ken Walmsley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackpool, 1975-1986
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 |
Substitutes
๐ | W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | 75' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Arsenal
Terry Neill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Pat Jennings | ๐ฌ๐ง |
LB Kenny Sansom | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Whyte | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Hollins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vladimir Petroviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ |
M Graham Rix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stewart Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tony Woodcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Alan Sunderland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Raphael Meade | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Gary Williams and Tony Morley replace Ken McNaught and Mark Walters.
Arsenal
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Arsenal
Match Media

What they Said
"It took us 45 minutes to get into the match and by then the horse had bolted.โ
Tony Barton.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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