Game #3755
Aston Villa
19-4-15, 61 PTS

Saturday, 23 April 1983
4th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Alan Curbishley, Foul (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ray Walker (debut) replaces Dennis Mortimer.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.12 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | 19.58 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 M Ray Walker | 🏴 | #620 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Ray Walker
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Dave Swindlehurst
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 0-2, (West Ham United), Billy Bonds
🕒 | FT West Ham United 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Alan Curbishley, Foul
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #53
League Match: #38
Manager Game: #78
Saturday, 23 April 1983

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1968–1983
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 78 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 12 🟥 28 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
West Ham United

Upton Park
Attendance: 21,822
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Alan Dickens | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W François Van der Elst | 🇧🇪 |
F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Goddard | 🏴 |
John Lyall | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M Frank Lampard | 🏴 | (CB Neil Orr | 🏴 |)
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: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Below par Villa 🟥 lose at West Ham to fall back to fourth place with four games remaining.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, fail to score for the fifteenth time this season and make it 🟩 nineteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 fifteen losses in 🕒 thirty eight League games this season.
Midfeilder Ray Walker 🏴 19 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 620th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
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