Game #3808
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1984
Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 13,366
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Leicester City
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa fall to ninth in the table as they are beaten at Filbert Street.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1984
🟢 | 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
ON THIS DAY
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. Meanwhile, Steve Foster made his Villa debut aged 26 after moving from Brighton in March 1984 for a fee of £150,000.
Midfielder Paul Kerr also made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from school football in June 1980.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #49
League Match: #36
Manager Game: #131
Saturday, 14 April 1984
MATCH SUMMARY
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: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 25 🟥 46 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arnold Challinor | 🏴 | Maltby, 1977-1984
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Arnold Challinor
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
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 |
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Leicester City
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 🟢 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 | (M Ian Banks | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
🟢 CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
🟢 M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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