Game #3751
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1983
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
Attendance: 19,912
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
Ipswich Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 45'+2 | Dennis Mortimer | 64' |
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1983
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Steve McCall
⚽ | 45’+2 Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 54’ Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 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
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1983
Villa, reigning European Champions, score for the first time in three to make it 🟩 seventeen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 thirteen losses in thirty four League games this season under Tony Barton.
Nigel Spink recovers form to pull off a couple of spectacular saves as Villa beat Ipswich and remain fourth in the first division table.
Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 300th start in a Villa shirt (315 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W146 🟨 D74 🟥 L95, ⚽ 49 Goals and 🔥 47 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.28 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (17 Starts).
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Ipswich Town
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1980-81
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #49
League Match: #34
Manager Game: #74
Saturday, 2 April 1983
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🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Edward Scales | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1983-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 12 🟥 26 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Scales | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1983-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.69 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.61 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.84 |
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
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
Bobby Ferguson | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
D Irvin Gernon | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
M Trevor Putney | 🏴 |
M Steve McCall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
CF Jean-Michel d'Avray | 🇿🇦 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Jean-Michel d'Avray | 🇿🇦 | (M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 |)
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Apr 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
MATCH REPORTS
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