Game #3786
Aston Villa
Monday, 26 December 1983
Watford
3-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Watford
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,226
Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1983
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Jimmy Gilligan, (80 Seconds)
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Watford), John Barnes
🕒 | HT Watford 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-3, (Watford), Jimmy Gilligan,
🟥 | 61’ Sending off, Eamonn Deacy
⚽ | 70' Goal, 1-3, Alan Curbishley
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-3, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Watford 3-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Eamonn Deacy, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa suffer a Boxing Day nightmare as they fall three behind to Watford before a late fightback sees them lose 3-2. As a result, Villa make it nine wins, four draws and six defeats in nineteen League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #27
League Match: #19
Manager Game: #109
Monday, 26 December 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 109 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 19 🟥 37 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟥 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.35 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.38 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Paul Franklin | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Gilligan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Mo Johnston | 🏴
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_8a50bc04d9c140fba5b56a806e36f005~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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