Game #3751
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1983
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
Attendance: 19,912
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Ipswich Town
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 45'+2 | Dennis Mortimer | 64' |
🟩 2 April 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
🟩 2 April 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.
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Ipswich Town
🟩 2 April 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 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Edward Scales | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1982-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 74 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 12 🟥 26 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Edward Scales | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1982-1986
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟩 2 April 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 April 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 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Jean-Michel d'Avray | 🇿🇦 | (M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 |)
🟩 2 April 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 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 April 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 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 April 1983, Villa 2-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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