Game #3760
Saturday, 27 August 1983
Attendance: 29,522
Won
Division One
5th
West Bromwich Albion
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
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 on 66'.
Aston Villa
4-3
West Brom
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
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
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa open the season with a thriller against Albion as Steve McMahon made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Everton in May 1983 for a fee of £250,000. 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.
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
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #1
League Match: #1
Manager Game: #83
Saturday, 27 August 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 3-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
West Bromwich Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton hands a debut to new signing Steve McMahon.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.84 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.01 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.25 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Wylie | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | (M Gary Robson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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