Game #3804
Aston Villa
12-9-11, 45 PTS

Saturday, 17 March 1984
8th (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Mervyn Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Curbishley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
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 |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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
Mervyn Day replaces Nigel Spink.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.47 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.60 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa beat Forest to climb back to eighth in the table as Nigel Spink ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ sits on the sidelines after his Highfield Road concussion injury.
Tony Barton's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa win in the League for only the second time in 1984 as they make it ๐ฉ twelve wins, ๐จ nine draws and ๐ฅ eleven defeats in ๐ thirty two League games this season.
Midfielder Steve McMahon ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 39th appearance and his first in 14 games.
Goalkeeper Mervyn Day ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ keeps his โ first clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 4th appearance.
Starting XI

Won
1-0
๐ฉ 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Steve McMahon | 82' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 82' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
โฝ | 82' Goal, 1-0, Steve McMahon, Assist by Paul Birch
๐ | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Howard King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Howard King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 127 | ๐ฉ | 58 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 44 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Nottingham Forest
17-5-10, 56 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,270
GK Hans van Breukelen | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
CB Paul Hart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Des Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Fairclough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Hodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Bowyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Walsh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Steve Wigley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Davenport | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Birtles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Brian Clough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Ian Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1983-84
Playing Squad


































