Game #3748
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 March 1983


Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,509
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Coventry City

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 38' | Des Bremner | 70' |
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 March 1983
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw
⚽ | 29' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
⚽ | 38' Goal, 3-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 70' Goal, 4-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Des Bremner
🔁 | 87' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Tony Morley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Coventry City
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
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 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 March 1983
Villa recover from their European exit to hammer Coventry at Villa Park as Tony Barton's side remain 4th in the first division table with eleven games of the season left.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, put aside their European disappointment to hammer Coventry and make it sixteen wins, three draws and twelve losses in thirty one League games this season.
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, 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
Coventry City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #46
League Match: #31
Manager Game: #71
Saturday, 19 March 1983
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🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 71 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 11 🟥 25 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.65 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.57 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.81 |
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |

Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
CB Ian Butterworth | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
W Steve Whitton | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 87' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Butterworth | 🏴 | (F Keith Thompson | 🏴 |)

🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | 161 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 78 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
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
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Mar 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park

