Game #3739
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 February 1983
Won
5th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 16,352
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 32' | Gordon Cowans | 60' |
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 February 1983
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Danny Wilson
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 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
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 February 1983
Villa record a third successive 🟩 win but first in the League in four as Forest are beaten by Peter Withe 🏴 at the City ground as a delicate run and chip from Villa's burly talisman helps them climb to fifth in the table.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 eleven losses in 🕒 twenty six League games this season.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 50th and 51st goals in a Vills shirt on his 🕒 127th apperance, doing so at a rate of one every 2.49 games. Withe 🏴 also makes it ⚽ 🔥 75 goal involvements at a rate of one every 1.69 matches.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 secures his 🟩 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 155th appearance.
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City 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
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #37
League Match: #26
Manager Game: #62
Saturday, 5 February 1983
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🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1980-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 62 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 11 🟥 21 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Allison | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1983-1994
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
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.72 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.46 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.22 |
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Steve Sutton | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Danny Wilson | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City 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
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Feb 1983, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground