Game #3788
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 December 1983
Aston Villa
2-1
Queens Park Rangers
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,978
Won
7th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 80' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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 DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 October 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park.
Cards: 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 | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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 | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~mv2.gif)
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
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~mv2.gif)
M Gary Micklewhite | 🏴 |
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_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~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_72e1690c39024049a4b0fcefd5ecc9f5~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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