Game #3748
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 March 1983
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,509
🟩 19 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 38' | Des Bremner | 70' |
🟩 19 March 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
🟩 19 March 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 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 March 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 March 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 71 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 11 🟥 25 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 19 March 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: 🟨 🟨
🟩 19 March 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 March 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 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 87' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Ian Butterworth | 🏴 | (F Keith Thompson | 🏴 |)
🟩 19 March 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 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | 161 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 78 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 19 March 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 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 March 1983, Villa 4-0 Coventry, Villa Park.