Game #3798
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 February 1984
Drew
10th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 26,640
Arsenal
Highbury
Arsenal
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
A second successive goalkeeping error in an otherwise improved performance sees Villa leave Highbury with a point they deserved at a minimum but Tony Barton's men sit 10th in the table after their recent wobble.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 February 1984
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Foul.
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa can only draw with struggling Arsenal and make it ten wins, eight draws and nine defeats in twenty seven League games this season. Meanwhile, inspirational Villa captain Dennis Mortimer makes it 300 league appearances for Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #39
League Match: #27
Manager Game: #121
Saturday, 18 February 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Deal, 1973-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 24 🟥 42 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Deal, 1973-1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.49 |
Youngest Player |
CF Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.73 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hill | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Ian Allinson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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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