Game #3820
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 September 1984


Drew
7th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Watford
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,440
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Watford
3-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 45' | Mark Walters | 57' | Peter Withe | 77' |
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 September 1984
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), John Barnes
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-2, (Watford), Mo Johnston
⚽ | 45' Goal, 1-2, Steve Foster, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Watford 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 2-3, (Watford). Luther Blissett
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 3-3, Steve McMahon, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Watford 3-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Steve Foster, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 September 1984
Villa are held at Vicarage Road as Peter Withe 🏴 and Steve Foster 🏴 both ⚽ score for the second successive game to leave Villa 7th in the table under Graham Turner 🏴 after six games.
It's Peter Withe's 🏴 fourth ⚽ in five games.
As a result Villa have now 🟩 won three League games in 🕒 six, 🟥 lost two and 🟨 drawn one.
Having 🥅 conceded 17 goals in his 🕒 first 15 appearances Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴 has now 🥅 conceded 14 in 5 games without keeping a ⛔ clean sheet - his longest run without one.
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 15 September 1984
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🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent
🟨 Steve Foster, Foul
CARDS

🟨 Worrell Sterling
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Turner names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.70 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.07 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 18.72 |
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟨 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |

Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Lee Sinnott | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
M Worrell Sterling | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mo Johnston | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Worrell Sterling | 🏴 | (F Jimmy Gilligan | 🏴 |)

🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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

🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 15 Sep 1984, Villa 3-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

