Game #3729
Aston Villa
Monday, 27 December 1982


Lost
6th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Attendance: 43,864
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'
Birmingham City
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 December 1982
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Noel Blake
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham City), Ian Handysides
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham City), Mick Ferguson
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 3-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Tackle
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters
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
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 27 December 1982
Villa suffer a scarcely believable defeat to their neighbours as a former Villa reserve scores for Birmingham. Villa slump to 6th in the table as their victorious opponents prop up the foot of the table.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, fail to score for the ninth time this season as they suffer this shock defeat to lowly neighbours Birmingham to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 a draw and 🟥 nine losses in twenty League games this season.
It's a good day for Villa reject Noel Blake however who scores bottom of the table Blues' first goal to reach the pinnacle of his career just three months after being jettisoned by the European Champions following four appearances for the club.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 34 makes his 287th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Swansea City in August 1983. Rimmer won the League title and European Cup with Villa as he cemented his reputation as one of the most legendary goalkeepers in the club's history. Rimmer left with a record of 🟩 W129 🟨 D74 🟥 L84, 🥅 312 Goals Conceded (1.09 per game) and ⛔ 96 Clean Sheets (33%)..
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 1977-82 🕒 287 | ✅ 287 🔁 (0) | 🥅 1.09 | ⛔ 33% | 🇺 3 | #589 |
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
Birmingham City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #27
League Match: #20
Manager Game: #52
Monday, 27 December 1982
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🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Half Time Score: 0-1
Full Time Result: Lost
Full Time Score: 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 52 | 🟩 | 25 🟨 | 9 🟥 18 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 December 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Allan Evans, Tackle
🟨 Mark Walters
CARDS

🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.24 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.90 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.58 |
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MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 🔴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | (ex)

Birmingham City
GK David Coles | 🏴 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Ian Handysides | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Jim Hagan | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 27 Dec 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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