Game #3806
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 March 1984
Birmingham City
2-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Attendance: 23,993
Lost
8th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 29' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter Withe, hit the equaliser but Villa suffer a surprise defeat to their neighbours to sit 8th in the first division table, Saturday, 31 March 1984.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 March 1984
🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Byron Stevenson
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Howard Gayle
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Des Bremner
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tony Barton's Villa lose to near neighbours Birmingham despite Peter Withe's twenty first goal of the season. As a result Villa make it thirteen wins, nine draws and twelve defeats in thirty four League games this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #47
League Match: #34
Manager Game: #129
Saturday, 31 March 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 129 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 25 🟥 45 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.51 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.61 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.64 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
LB Mark McCarrick | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 |
CB Jim Hagan | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake (ex) | 🏴 |
D Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
M Mick Halsall | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 |
W Howard Gayle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | for M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Tony Rees | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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