Game #3733
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 January 1983


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Northampton Town
County Cricket Ground
Attendance: 14,529
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
Northampton Town
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 34' |
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 January 1983
⚽ | 34' Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | HT Northampton Town 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Northampton Town 0-1 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
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 January 1983
A quality Mark Walters turn & strike beats fourth division Northampton in the third round of the FA Cup.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, win in the FA Cup third round at fourth division Northampton to make it successive wins for the first time since early December.
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground

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
Northampton Town


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #31
Manager Game: #56
Saturday, 8 January 1983
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🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Tony Ward | 🏴 | London, 1980-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 10 🟥 19 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Ward | 🏴 | London, 1980-1993
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 May 1982, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
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
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters replaces Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.98 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.38 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.61 |
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Clive Walker | 🏴 |

Northampton Town
GK Neil Freeman | 🏴 |
FB Barry Tucker | 🏴 |
CB Wakeley Gage | 🏴 |
CB Adrian Burrows | 🏴 |
LB Ian Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gary Saxby | 🏴 |
M John Buchanan | 🏴 |
M Mark Heeley | 🏴 |
W Peter Coffill | 🏴 |
F Dave Syrett | 🏴 |
F Stephen Massey | 🏴 |
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Maurice Muir | 🏴 |
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
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 13 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
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
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Jan 1983, Villa 1-0 Northampton, County Cricket Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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