Game #3808
Aston Villa
14-9-13, 51 PTS

Saturday, 14 April 1984
9th (-2)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Division One
Leicester City
12-11-13, 47 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,366
On This Day
Villa fall to ninth in the table as they are beaten at Filbert Street.
Tony Barton's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa fail to score for the tenth time this season and now have ๐ฉ fourteen wins, ๐จ nine draws and ๐ฅ thirteen defeats in ๐ thirty six League games this season.
Centre back Steve Foster ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 26 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Brighton in March 1984 for a fee of ยฃ150,000 to become the 626th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Paul Kerr ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 19 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after gradutating from the youth ranks to become the 627th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
GK Mervyn Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
CB Steve Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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 |
M Steve McMahon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
๐ | M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
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
Steve Foster (debut) replaces Brendan Ormsby.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.88 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CB Steve Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #626 | ยฃ150,000 signing from Brighton
๐ข M Paul Kerr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #627 | Youth Team promotion
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
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
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Steve Foster
๐ฅ
| 16' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), John OโNeill
๐ | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ | Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Paul Kerr ๐ข
๐ฅ
| 85' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Ian Banks
๐ | FT Leicester City 2-0 Aston Villa
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #49
League Match: #36
Manager Game: #131
Saturday, 14 April 1984
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Arnold Challinor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Maltby, 1977-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Arnold Challinor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Maltby, 1977-1984
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 131 | ๐ฉ | 60 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 46 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
GK Mark Wallington | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Bob Hazell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Tommy Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB John O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
LB Bobby Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Ramsey | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Andy Peake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Tommy English | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gary Lineker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gordon Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Bob Hazell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Ian Banks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |)
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: ๐
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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