Game #3710
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 September 1982


Won
7th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Swansea City
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,246
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Swansea City

Assist(s) | Mark Jones | 32' | Gordon Cowans | 45' |
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 September 1982
🟨 | 29' Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Mark Jones
⚽ | 45' Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Swansea City
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
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 September 1982
Villa make it 🟩 five successive victories to climb to 7th in the table as Dennis Mortimer 🏴 lays on a midfield masterclass.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, make it 🟩 four wins and 🟥 three losses in seven League games this season.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th start in a Villa shirt (127 Appearances).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 makes his 🕒 100th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 secures his 🟩 75th win in a Villa shirt in 🕒 154 appearances.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th start in a Villa shirt.
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

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
Swansea City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #8
League Match: #7
Manager Game: #33
Saturday, 25 September 1982
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🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1982–1991
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 | 7 🟥 9 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Fitzharris | 🏴 | Bolton, 1982–1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.87 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.65 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.86 |
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 | 🔥 |
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
John Toshack | 🏴 |

Swansea City
GK Dai Davies | 🏴 |
D Nigel Stevenson | 🏴 |
CB Colin Irwin | 🏴 |
LB Dzemal Hadžiabdić | 🇧🇦 |
M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Loveridge | 🏴 |
M Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Chris Marustik | 🏴 |
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

🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Sep 1982, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Villa Park

