Game #3762
Saturday, 3 September 1983
Attendance: 16,922
Lost
Division One
8th (-5)
Queens Park Rangers
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Loftus Road
Peter Withe hits a last minute consolation but its not enough as Villa's League and European Cup winning striker's goal at the other end consigns Villa to a first defeat of the season and 8th in the first division table.
Queens Park Rangers
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Simon Stainrod
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 0-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Peter Withe o.g.
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 1-2, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on, Paul Rideout 🟢
🟨 | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa lose for the first time this season as Peter Withe scores at both ends to make it two wins and one defeat in three League games.
The Loftus Road pitch however was the real man of the match. An artificial covering that all but the Rangers' players castigated. Newly promoted QPR had an entirely unmerited home advantage that threatened to engulf top flight football in controversy.
Meanwhile, Paul Rideout made his Villa debut aged 19 after moving from Swindon Town in June 1983 for a fee of £350,000.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #3
League Match: #3
Manager Game: #85
Saturday, 3 September 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Queens Park Rangers
None
TEAM NEWS
Steve McMahon and Dennis Mortimer replace Paul Birch and Andy Blair.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.86 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.03 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.27 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Peter Hucker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 |
RB Warren Neill | 🏴 |
M Gary Micklewhite | 🏴 |
M Martin Allen | 🏴 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 | (M Ian Stewart | 🇬🇧 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
