Game #3770
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
Drew
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Attendance: 18,484
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa need two goals in the final four minutes to rescue a League Cup draw with second tier Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Mark Hateley
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Colin Gibson o.g.
🔁 | 74' Sub off, Alan Curbishley, Sub on, Des Bremner
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 1-2, Colin Gibson
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-2, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa can only draw at second division Portsmouth in the League Cup ahead of the return leg at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #11
Manager Game: #93
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 15 🟥 33 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Portsmouth
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Shaw and Steve McMahon replace Tony Morley and Des Bremner.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.12 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.35 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Alan Knight | 🏴 |
RB John McLaughlin | 🏴 |
RB Richard Money | 🏴 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 |
D Steve Aizlewood | 🏴 |
M Bob Doyle | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
F Nicky Morgan | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Biley | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | for M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Neil Webb | 🏴 | (F Alan Rogers | 🏴 |)
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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