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

Saturday, 14 April 1984
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 🟢 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
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: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
Team News
Steve Foster (debut) replaces Brendan Ormsby.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.88 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | #626 | £150,000 signing from Brighton
🟢 M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | #627 | Youth Team promotion
Final Appearances
None

Lost
0-2
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Steve Foster
🥅 | 16' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), John O’Neill
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Paul Kerr 🟢
🥅 | 85' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Ian Banks
🕒 | 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 | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Arnold Challinor | 🏴 | Maltby, 1977-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Arnold Challinor | 🏴 | Maltby, 1977-1984
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 25 🟥 46 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Division One
Leicester City
12-11-13, 47 PTS

Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,366
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy Peake | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
F Tommy English | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Substitutes
🔁 | CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 | (M Ian Banks | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
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: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa fall to ninth in the table as they are beaten at Filbert Street.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa fail to score for the tenth time this season and now have 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 thirty six League games this season.
Centre back Steve Foster 🏴 26 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Brighton in March 1984 for a fee of £150,000 to become the 626th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Paul Kerr 🏴 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.
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