Game #3725
Aston Villa
10-1-6, 31 PTS
Saturday, 4 December 1982


Won
2nd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
9-1-7, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,658
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

West Ham United

Assist(s) | None
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 December 1982
🔁 | 20’ Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🟥 | Sending off, (West Ham United), Ray Stewart
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham United
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
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 December 1982
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, win for a 🟩 fourth successive game to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 a draw and 🟥 six losses in seventeen League games this season.
Gordon Cowans 🏴 hits a late winner from the spot as Villa go joint second with Manchester United, three points behind leaders Liverpool.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 records his 🟩 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 142nd appearance.
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Ham United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #23
League Match: #17
Manager Game: #48
Saturday, 4 December 1982
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🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 9 🟥 14 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Eric Read | 🏴 | Bristol, 1976-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟥
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.07 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.84 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.05 |
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |

West Ham United
GK Phil Parkes | 🏴 |
LB Paul Brush | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
CB Neil Orr | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
W François Van der Elst | 🇧🇪 |
CF Sandy Clark | 🏴 |
CF Paul Goddard | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 20' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB George Cowie | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, 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
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Dec 1982, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park

