Game #3803
Aston Villa
11-9-11, 42 PTS

Tuesday, 13 March 1984
9th (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
๐ | M Ray Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 70' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Alan Curbishley replaces Dennis Mortimer.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.17 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.56 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.59 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa are held by Coventry at Highfield Road after playing the final 24 minutes with Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ in goal after a serious head injury to Nigel Spink ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Coventry equalise late on despite Withe's efforts to leave Villa 9th in the table.
Villa make it ๐ฉ eleven wins, ๐จ nine draws and ๐ฅ eleven defeats in ๐ thirty one League games this season.
Before taking over in goal centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ 75th goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 181st appearance doing so at a rate of one every 2.41 games.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Drew
3-3
๐จ 13 Mar 1984, Villa 3-3 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Allan Evans | 19' (pen) | Peter Withe | 24' | Paul Rideout | 47' |
Assist(s) | Alan Curbishley | 24' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 11โ Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Gerry Daly
โฝ | 19โ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
โฝ | 24โ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Alan Curbishley
๐ฅ
| 37โ Goal, 2-2, (Coventry City), Sam Allardyce
๐ | HT Coventry City 2-2 Aston Villa
โฝ | 47โ Goal, 3-2, Paul Rideout
๐ | 70โ Sub off, Nigel Spink, Sub on, Ray Walker
๐ฅ | 70โ Outfield player in goal, (Aston Villa), Peter Withe
๐ฅ
| 81โ Goal, 3-3, (Coventry City), Terry Gibson
๐ | FT Coventry City 3-3 Aston Villa
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #44
League Match: #31
Manager Game: #126
Tuesday, 13 March 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Danny Vickers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ilford, 1981-1989
HT Score: ๐จ 2-2
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Danny Vickers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ilford, 1981-1989
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 24 | ๐ฉ 12 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 39 | ๐ฅ
21 |
League ๐ 21 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 33 | ๐ฅ
19 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 12 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 21 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Away ๐ 12 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 18 | ๐ฅ
15 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 126 | ๐ฉ | 57 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 44 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
"He [Nigel Spink] had a gash under the eye and was concussed. He wanted to play on. but just had to come off."
Tony Barton.
Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,098
GK Perry Suckling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Steve Jacobs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Sam Allardyce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Micky Adams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dave Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ashley Grimes | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Gerry Daly | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
F Keith Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Terry Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dave Bamber | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bobby Gould | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | F Keith Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (W Steve Hunt (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1983-84
Playing Squad































