Game #3780
Aston Villa
7-3-4, 24 PTS

Saturday, 19 November 1983
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
🔁 | M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 59' |
Unused Substitutes
None
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 | 🏴 |
Team News
Nigel Spink and Mark Walters replace Mervyn Day and Colin Gibson.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.24 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.28 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 21' | Paul Rideout | 34' | Steve McMahon | 70' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 21' | Gary Williams | 34' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Gary Williams
🥅 | 44' Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City, pen), Steve Lynex
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
🔁 | 59' Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Alan Curbishley
⚽ | 70' Goal, 3-1, Steve McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Leicester City
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #21
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #103
Saturday, 19 November 1983

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1982–1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1982–1988
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 18 🟥 35 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Leicester City
1-4-9, 7 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 19,024
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M David Rennie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | M David Rennie | 🏴 | (F Tommy English | 🏴 |)
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: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa dispense with lowly Leicester at Villa Park to make it 🟩 three wins in four unbeaten 🕒 games as they climb back to 6th in the table.
Villa make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 fourteen League games this season.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 contributes his 🔥 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 166th appearance.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 19th appearance.
Centre forward Paul Rideout 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt in 🕒 162 appearances at a rate of one every 1.62 games.
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