Game #3777
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 November 1983
Won
11th (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 45,077
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Villa bounce back as Peter Withe scores his 10th and 11 of the season, one a half hit, snaking effort that wriggled past Bailey in the United goal and a second from a poor backpass by Kevin Moran. Villa climb back to a more respectable 11th in the table.
Manchester United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 November 1983
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
🥅 | 69' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Bryan Robson
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa bounce back from their European exit and heavy defeat to Arsenal as a Peter Withe brace sees them beat Manchester United at Old Trafford to make it six wins, two draws and four defeats in twelve League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1982-83
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #18
League Match: #12
Manager Game: #100
Saturday, 5 November 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 17 🟥 35 | 1.61
Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Colin Seel
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Manchester United
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams, Paul Birch (first start in 16) and Paul Rideout (first start in 11) replace Tony Morley, Des Bremner and Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.57 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.21 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.24 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
RB Mike Duxbury | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Moran | 🇮🇪 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
W Norman Whiteside | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Norman Whiteside | 🇬🇧 | (M Lou Macari | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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