Game #3804
Aston Villa
12-9-11, 45 PTS
Saturday, 17 March 1984
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Team News
Mervyn Day replaces Nigel Spink.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.47 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.60 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
1-0
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Steve McMahon | 82' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 82' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 82' Goal, 1-0, Steve McMahon, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #45
League Match: #32
Manager Game: #127
Saturday, 17 March 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 95 | 🟩 W48 (51% ) | 🟨 D18 | 🇺(69% ) | 🟥 L29 (31% ) | ⚽ 178 | 🥅 130 | GD 48
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 | 25 🟥 44 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Nottingham Forest
17-5-10, 56 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,270
GK Hans van Breukelen | 🇳🇱 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Villa beat Forest to climb back to eighth in the table as Nigel Spink 🏴 sits on the sidelines after his Highfield Road concussion injury.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa win in the League for only the second time in 1984 as they make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 eleven defeats in 🕒 thirty two League games this season.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 ⚽ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 39th appearance and his first in 14 games.
Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴 keeps his ⛔ first clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 4th appearance.
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Match Media
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