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Game #3774

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 26 October 1983

2nd Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐ŸŸจ |

Tony Barton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

M Alan Curbishley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Peter Withe (20)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |

Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.18 |

Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.41 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

3-2

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 52' (pen) | Peter Withe | 85' | Mark Walters | 103' |

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 85' | Steve McMahon | 103' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 6โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Alan Biley
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Portsmouth
โšฝ | 53โ€™ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
๐Ÿฅ… | 79โ€™ Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth), Kevin Dillon
โšฝ | 85' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Portsmouth
โšฝ | 103โ€™ Goal, 3-2, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve McMahon
๐Ÿ•’ | AET Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Peter Withe

Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #15
Manager Game: #97
Wednesday, 26 October 1983

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Tony Barton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Richardson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn, 1973-1984
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 2-2
AET Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
AET Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-2 (5-4)
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: David Richardson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blackburn, 1973-1984

Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 66 | ๐ŸŸฉ W29 (44% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D16 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(68% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L21 (32% ) | โšฝ 125 | ๐Ÿฅ… 112 | GD 13

Match Stats

Not recorded

Tony Barton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

๐Ÿ•’ 97 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 47 ๐ŸŸจ | 17 ๐ŸŸฅ 33 | 1.63

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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League Cup

Portsmouth

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Villa Park

Attendance: 20,898

GK Alan Knight | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John McLaughlin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Richard Money | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Mick Tait | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
D Steve Aizlewood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Bob Doyle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Neil Webb | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Dillon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Alan Rogers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Hateley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan Biley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Gerry Francis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | D Steve Aizlewood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | (F Nicky Morgan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1949-50

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

47

โœ…

46*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

23

๐ŸŸจ

8

๐ŸŸฅ

16

โ›”

17

๐Ÿฅ…

52

LB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

161

โœ…

156

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

4

๐ŸŸฉ

70

๐ŸŸจ

39

๐ŸŸฅ

52

CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

261

โœ…

258

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

33

9

๐ŸŸฉ

118

๐ŸŸจ

67

๐ŸŸฅ

76

CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

61

โœ…

57

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

17

๐ŸŸฅ

17

M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

203

โœ…

200

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

8

๐ŸŸฉ

97

๐ŸŸจ

48

๐ŸŸฅ

58

M Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

160

โœ…

155

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

8

๐ŸŸฉ

80

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

48

M Steve McMahon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

13

โœ…

13

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

2

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

364

โœ…

364

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

30

68

๐ŸŸฉ

169

๐ŸŸจ

95

๐ŸŸฅ

100

W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

44

โœ…

35

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

4

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

18

W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

177

โœ…

167

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

33

33

๐ŸŸฉ

85

๐ŸŸจ

36

๐ŸŸฅ

56

CF Peter Withe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

156

โœ…

156

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

66

28

๐ŸŸฉ

81

๐ŸŸจ

31

๐ŸŸฅ

44

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa need a disputed penalty and extra time to see off second tier Portsmouth in the League Cup at Villa Park.

  • Midfielder Des Bremner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ makes his ๐Ÿ•’ 200th start in a Villa shirt (203 Appearances).

What they Said

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