Game #3753
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1983
Lost
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 10,924
Luton Town
Kenilworth Road
Luton Town
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 41' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose for the first time in seven first division games to remain 4th in the table.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1983
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 1-0, (Luton Town), Trevor Aylott
⚽ | 41' Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Luton Town 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 90’+ Goal, 2-1, (Luton Town), David Moss
🕒 | FT Luton Town 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, lose for the first time in four as referee Les Burden plays sufficient unmerited injury time to hand Luton a winner. As a result Villa make it eighteen wins, four draws and fourteen losses in thirty six League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Luton Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Luton Town
Previous 5 vs. Luton: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #51
League Match: #36
Manager Game: #76
Saturday, 9 April 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 12 🟥 27 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Les Burden
CARDS
Villa
None
Luton Town
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.71 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.63 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.86 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Luton Town
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Kirk Stephens | 🏴 |
RB Richard Money | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 |
M Wayne Turner | 🏴 |
M Ricky Hill | 🏴 |
M David Moss | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Radomir Antić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Paul Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Aylott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Frankie Bunn | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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