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Villa Matches Refereed by

John Hunting

🟥 31 March 1984, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrews'.

Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 29' |

Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 29' |

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.
Cards: 🟨

Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

8th= (-1)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Byron Stevenson
⚽ | 29' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46' Goal, 1-2, (Birmingham City), Howard Gayle
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Des Bremner
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa

🟨 1 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns.

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 February 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

1st (-)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Aston Villa

🟩 2 February 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park.

Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 32' | Dennis Mortimer | 90'+3 |

Assist(s) | None

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 December 1977, Villa 3-0 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

6th= (-1)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 90’+3 Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace

🟩 27 December 1977, Villa 3-0 Derby, Baseball Ground.

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 8' | Andy Gray | 37' | John Deehan | 89' |

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 89' |

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 April 1977, Villa 1-2 Derby, Baseball Ground. 🆘
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

10th= (-)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | 67' Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa

🟥 9 April 1977, Villa 1-2 Derby, Baseball Ground.

Scorer(s) | Brian Little | 10' |

Assist(s) | Andy Gray | 10' |

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
🆘 Utterly failed to clamp down and stop Roy McFarland's excuse for tackles that left Villa with 10 men after 44' and allowed George to exhibit unsportsmanlike behaviour throughout.
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 December 1974, Villa 2-1 Colchester, Layer Road.
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

7th (-)

Division One

Team

Starting XI:
GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Subs:
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by Andy Gray
🔁 | 21’ Sub off, Frank Carrodus, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
💥 | 45’ Player leaves field of play, Andy Gray, injury, Villa reduced to 10
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Leighton James
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), Derek Hales
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-1 Aston Villa

🟩 3 December 1974, Villa 2-1 Colchester, Layer Road.

Scorer(s) | Alan Little | 28' | Ray Graydon | 61' |

Assists(s) | Brian Little | 28' |

Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leicester, 1968-1984
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Quarter Final

League Cup

Team

Starting XI:
GK Jim Cumbes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Ian Ross | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Chico Hamilton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Alan Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Subs:
None

Match Timeline

⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Alan Little, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | HT Colchester United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 2-1, (Colchester United), John Froggatt
🕒 | FT Colchester United 1-2 Aston Villa

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