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Manager #14

Seasons:

1982-84

Games Managed:

137

Points per Game:

1.56

Win Rate:

45.99%

Tony Barton

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From:

Wednesday, 10 February 1982

To:

Saturday, 12 May 1984

Seasons:

3

Tony Barton

Seasons Quick-View

Seasons

1981-82
1982-83
1983-84

Age*

44
45
46

Division

D1
D1
D1

Position

11th
6th
8th=

Games

137
25
57
55

Won

63
12
28
23

Drew

25
7
6
12

Lost

49
6
23
20

Win %

46%
48%
49%
42%

Lost %

36%
24%
40%
36%

Unbeaten %

64%
76%
60%
64%

Goals For

198
34
83
81

Goals Vs.

167
23
67
77

Goal diff

31
11
16
4

Goals / game

1.45
1.36
1.46
1.47

Conc / game

1.22
0.92
1.18
1.4

Clean sheets

36.50%
48.00%
36.84%
30.91%

Points / game

1.56
1.72
1.58
1.47

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Tony Barton

Full Name

Anthony Edward Barton

Birth Date

8 April 1937

Birth Place

Sutton, Surrey

Birth Country

England

Joined Club

1980

Appointed Manager

February 1982

Joined From

Coaching Staff

Aged

44

In

1980

Succeeded

Ron Saunders

Left Position

June 1984

Aged

47

Due to

No reason, Sacked

Succeeded by

Graham Turner

Key Players

1975-85 Dennis Mortimer |
1975-94 Gordon Cowans |
1977-83 Jimmy Rimmer |
1977-83 Ken McNaught |
1977-89 Allan Evans |
1978-88 Gary Shaw |
1978-87 Gary Williams |
1978-86 Brendan Ormsby |
1978-86 Colin Gibson |
1978-83 Kenny Swain |
1979-84 Tony Morley |
1979-85 Des Bremner |
1979-96 Nigel Spink |
1980-85 Peter Withe |
1981-88 Mark Walters |
1983-91 Paul Birch |

Supported by

Served under

1981-82
Chairman, Ron Bendall
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

1982-84
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride

Died

20 August 1993, aged 56

Previous Clubs Managed

1967-80 Portsmouth, Coach
1980-82 Aston Villa, Assistant Manager

Trophies Won

Villa Management Career

Games

137

Win Rate

45.99%

Loss Rate

35.77%

Unbeaten Rate

64.23%

Points per game

1.56

Honours

1981-82 European Cup Winners
1982-83 UEFA Super Cup Winners

Runners Up

1982-83 Intercontinental Cup Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

10 February 1982, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Final Villa Managerial Game

12 May 1984, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Portman Road

League finishes

1981-82 | 11th Division One | (Part season)
1982-83 | 6th Division One |
1983-84 | 8th= Division One |

FA Cup finishes

1981-82 | 5th Round | (Part season) |
1982-83 | Quarter Final |
1983-84 | 3rd Round |

League Cup finishes

1982-83 | 2nd Round |
1983-84 | Semi Final |

European finishes

1981-82 | European Cup Winners | (Part season)
1982-83 | European Cup 3rd Round |
1983-84 | UEFA Cup 2nd Round |

Subsequent Clubs

1984-85 Northampton Town, Manager
1985-88 Southampton, Assistant Manager
1988-91 Portsmouth, Assistant Manager
1991 Portsmouth, Caretaker Manager

Trophies Won

Tony Barton

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