Game #3764
Aston Villa
3-1-1, 10 PTS

Saturday, 10 September 1983
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
Team News
Paul Rideout (first start) replaces Gary Shaw.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.08 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
1-0
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 12' |
Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 12' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #5
League Match: #5
Manager Game: #87
Saturday, 10 September 1983

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1978-1991
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 14 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Norwich City
1-3-2, 6 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 18,887
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
RB Paul Haylock | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
LB Dennis van Wijk | 🇳🇱 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
W Mark Barham | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
Ken Brown | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | (M John Devine | 🇮🇪 |)
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: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Dennis Mortimer 🏴 - a player whom Herbert Douglas Ellis had insisted was to be sold in order to "cut costs".- ⚽ scores early and Villa hold on for a 🟩 deserved victory to send them 6th in the table - where they had finished the previous season.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 one defeat in 🕒 five League games so far this season.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt.
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