Game #3780
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 November 1983
Won
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 19,024
Leicester City
Villa Park
Villa beat Leicester at Villa Park to make it three wins in four unbeaten games as they climb back to 6th in the table under Tony Barton.
Aston Villa
3-1
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 21' | Gary Williams | 34' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 November 1983
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa dispense with lowly Leicester to make it seven wins, three draws and four defeats in fourteen League games this season as they rise to 6th in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #21
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #103
Saturday, 19 November 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 18 🟥 35 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ffrangcon Roberts
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Leicester City
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Rennie | 🏴 | (F Tommy English | 🏴 |)
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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