Aston Villa
8-3-5, 27 PTS
Saturday, 3 December 1983
1983-84
7th (+2)
Won
1-0
West Ham United
9-3-4, 30 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,297
๐ฉ 3 Dec 1983, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul Rideout | 78' |
Assist(s) | Gary Williams | 78' |
Fixture List
๐ฉ 27 Aug 1983, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Sep 1983, Villa 1-2 QPR, Loftus Road
Division One
๐จ 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 14 Sep 1983, Villa 0-1 Vitรณria, Estรกdio D. Afonso Henriques
UEFA Cup
๐ฅ 17 Sep 1983, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Sep 1983, Villa 5-0 Vitรณria, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
๐ฅ 1 Oct 1983, Villa 0-1 Luton, Kenilworth Road
Division One
๐จ 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton Park
League Cup
๐ฉ 15 Oct 1983, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 19 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Spartak
UEFA Cup
๐จ 23 Oct 1983, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
League Cup
๐ฅ 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 2 Nov 1983, Villa 1-2 Spartak, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
๐ฉ 5 Nov 1983, Villa 2-1 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐ฉ 9 Nov 1983, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
League Cup
๐จ 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Nov 1983, Villa 2-5 Notts County, Meadow Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Nov 1983, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
League Cup
๐ฉ 3 Dec 1983, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 10 Dec 1983, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Division One
๐จ 27 Dec 1983, Villa 0-0 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 31 Dec 1983, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 2 Jan 1984, Villa 2-2 Southampton, The Dell
Division One
๐จ 7 Jan 1984, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 11 Jan 1984, Villa 0-3 Norwich, Carrow Road
FA Cup
๐ฅ 14 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1984, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Carrow Road
League Cup
๐ฅ 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 4 Feb 1984, Villa 0-0 Luton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 11 Feb 1984, Villa 1-3 Norwich, Carrow Road
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Feb 1984, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison
League Cup
๐จ 18 Feb 1984, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 22 Feb 1984, Villa 1-0 Everton, Villa Park
League Cup
๐ฉ 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 3 Mar 1984, Villa 0-3 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 10 Mar 1984, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐จ 13 Mar 1984, Villa 3-3 Coventry, Highfield Road
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 24 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฅ 31 Mar 1984, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrews'
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Apr 1984, Villa 2-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
๐ฅ 18 Apr 1984, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Apr 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Apr 1984, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 5 May 1984, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
๐ฅ 7 May 1984, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 12 May 1984, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
On This Day
Saturday, 3 December 1983
Centre forward Paul Rideout ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 19 scores his second โฝ goal in a Villa shirt as Tony Barton's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ team record a narrow win over second placed West Ham to climb back to seventh in the table.
Villa make it ๐ฉ eight wins, ๐จ three draws and ๐ฅ five defeats in ๐ sixteen League games this season.
Winger Tony Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 29 makes his 180th & final appearance in a Villa shirt (170 Starts) before moving on to West Bromwich Albion later this month for a fee of ยฃ75,000. Morley left with a record of ๐ฉ W86 ๐จ D36 ๐ฅ L58, โฝ 34 Goals and ๐ฅ 34 Assists.
Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ became the fifth player from the 14 man League winning squad to be idiotically disarded within just 18 months of the team being crowned Champions of Europe.
Left back Eamonn Deacy ๐ฎ๐ช makes his ๐ twenty seventh appearance in a Villa shirt and his first in nine months.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 106 | ๐ฉ | 52 ๐จ | 18 ๐ฅ 36 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3783
Match Record
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #24
League Match: #16
Manager Game: #106
Saturday, 3 December 1983
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Norman Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chorley, 1978-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 54 | ๐ฉ W19 (35% ) | ๐จ D10 | ๐บ(54% ) | ๐ฅ L25 (46% ) | โฝ 97 | ๐ฅ 106 | GD -9
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-83 ๐ 180 | โ 170 ๐ (10) | โฝ 34 | ๐ฅ 34 | ๐บ 7 | #604 |
Match Timeline
๐ | 17โ Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
โฝ | 78โ Goal, 1-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Gary Williams
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham United
Officials
Referee: Norman Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chorley, 1978-1985
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
๐ | FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | for M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 17' |
Unused Substitutes
None
West Ham United
John Lyall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Phil Parkes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alvin Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Orr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Steve Walford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Frank Lampard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Geoff Pike | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Devonshire | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Brooking | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Whitton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Dave Swindlehurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Neil Orr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CF Tony Cottee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Morley and Ray Walker replace Alan Curbishley and Peter Withe.
West Ham United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
West Ham United
Match Media
What they Said
โWe rode our luck a bit with two off the line but I think we just edged it.โ
Tony Barton.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1983-84
First Team Squad
GK Mervyn Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #624 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Carlisle United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Wigan Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | #609 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Galway United ๐ฎ๐ช Died
LB Tony Dorigo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #628 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Stoke City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Burnley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #621 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Newcastle Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Hamrun Spartans ๐ฒ๐น Retired
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Huddersfield Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Forest Green Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Dean Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #625 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Kidderminster Harriers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Bradford City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #620 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Charlton Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #619 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Halesowen Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #622 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Swindon Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Ernest Borel ๐ญ๐ฐ Died 2024
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Darlington FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Steve Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #626 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Brighton & Hove Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #617 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Stafford Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Wycombe Wanderers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618
Winger
Where are they now?
Bristol Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #623 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Tranmere Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Matchday Programme
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