Game #3726
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
Lost
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 17,384
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Pat Heard | 42' |
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Chris Whyte
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 1-2, Ken McNaught, Assist by Pat Heard
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 64’ Sending off, (Arsenal), George Wood
💥 | 64' Outfield player in goal (Arsenal), Stewart Robson
🔁 | 78' Sub off, Pat Heard, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, the reigning European Champions, contrive to 🟥 lose for the first time in eight against 10-man Arsenal who have an outfield player in goal for nearly 30 minutes.
Villa miss the chance to go joint top of the first division as they make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 a draw and 🟥 seven losses in 🕒 eighteen League games this season.
Left back Pat Heard 🏴 22 makes his 🕒 26th and final appearance in a Villa shirt two months after his last game before moving on to Sheffield Wednesday for £60,000 in January 1983. Heard left with a record of 🟩 W11 🟨 D3 🟥 L12, ⚽ 2 Goals and 🔥 3 Assists.
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 1980-82 🕒 26 | ✅ 22 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 14 | #613 |
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
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #24
League Match: #18
Manager Game: #49
Tuesday, 7 December 1982
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🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Letts | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1982-1984
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 9 🟥 15 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Letts | 🏴 | Basingstoke, 1982-1984
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
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Pat Heard replaces Dennis Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.06 |
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
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
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
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
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 7 Dec 1982, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury