Game #3744
Aston Villa
14-3-10, 45 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1983


Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Norwich City
8-6-15, 30 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,624
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Norwich City

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' | Peter Withe | 53' | Colin Gibson | 79' |
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1983
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), Dave Bennett
⚽ | 23' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Norwich City
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Dennis Van Wyk
⚽ | 53' Goal, 2-2, Eamonn Deacy, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 3-2, Gary Shaw, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Norwich City
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 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 March 1983
Villa beat Norwich, despite a European hangover, to remain 5th in the first division table under Tony Barton.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, stop a run of two defeats to beat Norwich at Villa Park and make it fourteen wins, three draws and twelve losses in twenty nine League games this season.
Left back Eamonn Deacy 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ only goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 24th appearance.
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, 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
Norwich City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #42
League Match: #29
Manager Game: #67
Saturday, 5 March 1983
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🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 11 🟥 23 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 October 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park.
Cards: None
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 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans, Mark Walters and Eamonn Deacy replace Gary Williams, Tony Morley and Andy Blair.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.53 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.77 |
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ken Brown | 🏴 |

Norwich City
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
LB Dennis van Wijk | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
LB Richard Symonds | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
RB Paul Haylock | 🏴 |
M Dave Bennett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
W Mark Barham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dave Bennett | 🏴 | (CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |)

🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 16 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Mar 1983, Villa 3-2 Norwich, Villa Park

