Game #3760
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 August 1983
5th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
Not recorded
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Tony Barton hands a debut to new signing Steve McMahon.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.84 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.01 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.25 |
Villa open the season with an all action win over Albion as they share six goals in the first half before Brendan Ormsby 🏴 clinches the points for Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa on 66'.
Lining up for Albion is one Ken McNaught 🏴, another League and European Cup winning victim of Herbert Douglas Ellis' thirst for dismantling Tony Barton's 🏴 squad.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 22 makes his debut in Villa shirt after moving from Everton in May 1983 for a fee of £250,000 to become the 621st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (173 Starts).
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 ⚽ scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on what is his first appearance for the club since October 1982 and his 🕒 47th appearance overall (43 Starts).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 celebrates his 🟩 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 142nd appearance.
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 17' | Mark Walters | 36' | Gary Shaw | 41' | Brendan Ormsby | 66' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Steve McMahon
🥅 | 5' Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Romeo Zondervan
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-1, Mark Walters
🥅 | 37' Goal, 2-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Garry Thompson
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 3-2, Gary Shaw
🥅 | 44' Goal, 3-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Cyrille Regis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-3 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 4-3, Brendan Ormsby
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 West Bromwich Albion
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #1
League Match: #1
Manager Game: #83
Saturday, 27 August 1983
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 3-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Match Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | #621 | £180,000 signing from Everton
Final Appearances:
None
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 83 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 13 🟥 29 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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Sub 2
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,522
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
RB Alan Webb | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught (ex) | 🏴 |
M Martin Jol | 🇳🇱 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳 🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Wylie | 🏴 | (ex)
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | (M Gary Robson | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
Cards
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
Not Recorded
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