Game #3741
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 February 1983
Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,330
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Watford
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 32' | Gary Williams | 37' | Gordon Cowans | 57' | Andy Blair | 86' |
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 February 1983
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Tony Morley
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Watford
⚽ | 57' Goal, 3-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 86' Goal, 4-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Andy Blair
🥅 | 90’+2 Goal, 4-1, (Watford, pen), Luther Blissett
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Watford
🟨 | Booking, Andy Blair, Foul
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
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 February 1983
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa, reigning European Champions, dispatch high-flying Watford in the FA Cup to make the quarter finals.
In a tie described as "all that is good in the game" Gary Shaw 🏴, Tony Morley 🏴, Colin Gibson 🏴 and Gordon Cowans 🏴 ⚽ score "masterpieces" to put Villa through.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in 76 games and his 3rd overall in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 127th appearance.
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
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
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #39
Manager Game: #64
Saturday, 19 February 1983
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🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 32 🟨 | 11 🟥 21 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1974-1985
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Andy Blair, Foul
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer and Mark Walters replace Des Bremner and Peter Withe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 30.90 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.73 |
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
CB Ian Bolton | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Jan Lohman | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Jan Lohman | 🇳🇱 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, 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
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Feb 1983, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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