Game #3768
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 28 September 1983
1st Round
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 Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
M Mark Jones | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Steve McMahon, Foul (2)
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 | 🏴 |
Team News
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.59 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.10 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.33 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 2' | 48' | 89' | Brendan Ormsby | 56' | Colin Gibson | 74' |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 2' | 48' | Dennis Mortimer | 56' | Steve McMahon | 74' | Mark Walters | 89' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Vitória Guimarães
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 3-0, Brendan Ormsby, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 4-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Steve McMahon
🟥 | 77' Sending off, (Vitória Guimarães), Murça
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 5-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Vitória Guimarães
🟨 | Booking, Steve McMahon, Foul
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #9
European Match: #2
Manager Game: #91
Wednesday, 28 September 1983

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Werner Föckler | 🇩🇪 | Ellerstadt, 1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Werner Föckler | 🇩🇪 | Ellerstadt, 1983
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 91 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 14 🟥 32 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
UEFA Cup
Vitória Guimarães

Villa Park
Attendance: 23,732
GK Silvino Louro | 🇵🇹 |
LB Joachim Murça | 🇵🇹 |
LB Alfredo Murça | 🇵🇹 | 🟥 |
LB Laureta | 🇵🇹 |
LB Flávio das Neves | 🇵🇹 |
D Amândio Barreiras | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
RB Gregório Freixo | 🇵🇹 |
M Paquito | 🇵🇹 |
M Nivaldo | 🇧🇷 |
W Orlando António Fonseca da Costa | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CF Eldon | 🇧🇷 |
Hermann Stessl | 🇦🇹 |

Substitutes
🔁 | D Amândio Barreiras | 🇵🇹 | (CF Paulo Ricardo | 🇵🇹 |)
🔁 | W Orlando António Fonseca da Costa | 🇵🇹 | (F Júlio | 🇵🇹 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK António Jesus | 🇵🇹 |
M Barrinha | 🇵🇹 |
F Da Silva | 🇵🇹 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 🟨
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Primeira Liga Champions: ❌
Taça de Portugal Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa hammer Vitória in the second half of their first round UEFA Cup tie at Villa Park as Peter Withe 🏴 hits a ⚽ hat-trick.
After a surprise defeat in the away leg Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa progress to the UEFA Cup second round.
Vitória however leave their mark on Villa Park with a thuggish performance that delivered just the one red card from referee Werner Föckler.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (155 Appearances).
Colin Gibson 🏴 ⚽ scores for the second successive game and for the third time in his last 🕒 10 appearances having scored ⚽ three in his previous 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores a hat-trick on his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt.
What they Said
"We went off the boil a little after Peter's first goal. But once we started to play to his strength again there were no problems."
Tony Barton