Game #3788
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 December 1983
Won
7th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 19,978
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 80' |
Villa fall behind but fight back to beat QPR and climb back to 7th in the table.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1983
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 53' Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Jeremy Charles
⚽ | 69' Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-1, Steve McMahon, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa close 1983 with a win over 6th placed QPR and climb to 8th in the table as they make it ten wins, five draws and six defeats in twenty one League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #29
League Match: #21
Manager Game: #111
Saturday, 31 December 1983
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 20 🟥 37 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Allan Banks
CARDS
Villa
None
Queens Park Rangers
None
TEAM NEWS
Des Bremner replaces Gary Williams as Gary Shaw returns in place of Paul Rideout.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.36 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.60 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Peter Hucker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Dawes | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
RB Warren Neill | 🏴 |
M Mike Fillery | 🏴 |
M Gary Waddock | 🇮🇪 |
M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 |
W Ian Stewart | 🇬🇧 |
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Micklewhite | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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