Game #3807
Aston Villa
14-9-12, 51 PTS

Saturday, 7 April 1984
7th= (+1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Mervyn Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
W Mark Walters | 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 Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Blair, Foul (3)
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
Dennis Mortimer, Des Bremner and Eamonn Deacy replace Colin Gibson, Alan Curbishley and Paul Rideout.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.03 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.86 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their surprise defeat to neighbours Birmingham with victory over Coventry to move to 7th in the table.
Tony Barton's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa make it ๐ฉ three wins in five as they see off Coventry at Villa Park and now have ๐ฉ fourteen wins, ๐จ nine draws and ๐ฅ twelve defeats in ๐ thirty five League games this season.
Goalkeeper Mervyn Day ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ keeps his โ third clean sheet in ๐ four games and has now ๐ฅ conceded 7 goals in ๐ 7 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Brendan Ormsby | 34' | Paul Birch | 46' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 34' | Eamonn Deacy | 46' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 34' Goal, 1-0, Brendan Ormsby, Assist by Paul Birch
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
โฝ | 46' Goal, 2-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Eamonn Deacy
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Coventry City
๐จ | Booking, Andy Blair, Foul
Season 1983-84
Matchday: #48
League Match: #35
Manager Game: #130
Saturday, 7 April 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Brian Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Brian Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 25 | ๐ฉ 13 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 41 | ๐ฅ
21 |
League ๐ 22 | ๐ฉ 11 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 35 | ๐ฅ
19 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 13 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 23 | 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
๐ 130 | ๐ฉ | 60 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 45 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Coventry City
10-10-15, 40 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,318
GK Perry Suckling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Stuart Pearce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nicky Platnauer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ian Butterworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
D Steve Jacobs | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Martin Singleton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W David Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gerry Daly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
F Terry Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Langley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bobby Gould | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Trevor Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Ashley Grimes | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
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
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