Game #3810
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 April 1984
Won
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,110
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Watford
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 2' | Andy Blair | 59' |
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 April 1984
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 1-1, (Watford), Worrell Sterling
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-1, Steve Foster, Assist by Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Watford
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 April 1984
Steve Foster 🏴 scores the winner on his home debut as Villa beat Graham Taylor's 🏴 Watford but remain 9th in the table.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa's win is their first in three matches and makes it 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 fourteen defeats in 🕒 thirty eight League games this season.
Centre back Steve Foster 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 2nd appearance.
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #51
League Match: #38
Manager Game: #133
Saturday, 21 April 1984
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🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ian Hendrick | 🏴 | Preston, 1983–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 133 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 25 🟥 47 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hendrick | 🏴 | Preston, 1983–1993
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.77 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.67 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.90 |
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
M Worrell Sterling | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Gilligan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mo Johnston | 🏴 |
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Jimmy Gilligan | 🏴 | (D Neil Price | 🏴 |)
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 22 |
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 April 1984, Villa 2-1 Watford, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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