Game #3761
Aston Villa
Monday, 29 August 1983
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 20,390
Sunderland
Villa Park
Mark Walters hits a spectacular volley after 73' to secure victory over Sunderland and make it two wins from two under Tony Barton.
Aston Villa
1-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 73' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 29 August 1983
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa make it two wins from two at the start of the campaign as Paul Birch made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from school football in 1978.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #2
League Match: #2
Manager Game: #84
Monday, 29 August 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 84 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 13 🟥 29 | 1.65
Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
Cards: None
John Deakin
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton hands a debut to Paul Birch as Andy Blair makes his first start of the season. Steve McMahon and Dennis Mortimer drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.04 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.25 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Alan Durban | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Iain Munro | 🏴 |
LB Nick Pickering | 🏴 |
CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 |
CB Ian Atkins | 🏴 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gary Rowell | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 | (M John Cooke | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
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
🟢 M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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