Game #3754
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 26,921
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 45' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Dennis Mortimer hits his first goal in seven months as Villa beat Albion to climb to third in the first division table with five games to play.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
⚽ | 45' Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, beat near neighbours Albion to make it nineteen wins, four draws and fourteen losses in thirty seven League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #52
League Match: #37
Manager Game: #77
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 12 🟥 27 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Lester Shapter
CARDS
Villa
🟨
West Bromwich Albion
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Alan Curbishley (first start) and Tony Morley replace Des Bremner and Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.42 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
RB Alan Webb | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Martin Jol | 🇳🇱 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳🇱 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
F Mick Perry | 🏴 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Noel Luke | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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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