Game #3715
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 October 1982


Won
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,572
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0

Watford

Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 28' | Gordon Cowans | 89' |
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 October 1982
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Des Bremner
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Watford
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Watford
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
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 October 1982
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 having been dropped by both Villa and England, returns to the side and gives Graham Taylor's 🏴 Watford a torrid time ⚽ scoring a brace to secure Villa's 🟩 first win in five.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, make it 🟩 five wins and 🟥 five defeats in ten League games this season.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 134th appearance at a rate of one every 2.63 games.
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, 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
Watford


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #13
League Match: #10
Manager Game: #38
Saturday, 16 October 1982
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🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 8 🟥 12 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1981-1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson (first start of the season) and Tony Morley replace Gary Williams and Pat Heard.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.99 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.70 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.92 |
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |

Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Steve Terry | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Martin Patching | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ross Jenkins | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)

🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
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
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 16 Oct 1982, Villa 3-0 Watford, Villa Park

