Game #3801
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 March 1984
Lost
9th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 32,874
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-3
Manchester United
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are taken apart at Villa Park with Manchester United scoring three, one via Bryan Robson's hand, but survive numerous scares to keep the scoreline down as tempers flare in the stands and Villa fall back to 9th in the table.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 March 1984
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Remi Moses
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Norman Whiteside
🔁 | 65' Sub off, Alan Curbishley, Sub on, Mark Walters
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 0-3, (Manchester United), Bryan Robson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa's season continues with its inconsistency being its only consistency as a strong win is followed by a heavy defeat once again. Villa fail to score for the second time in five games and seventh time this season as they make it eleven wins, eight draws and ten defeats in twenty nine League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1982-83
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #42
League Match: #29
Manager Game: #124
Saturday, 3 March 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 | 24 🟥 43 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester United
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.63 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.53 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.56 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
RB Mike Duxbury | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Graeme Hogg | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Arnold Mühren | 🇳🇱 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Norman Whiteside | 🇬🇧 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 | (W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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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