Game #3754
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 19 April 1983


Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,921
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

West Brom

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 45' |
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
⚽ | 45' Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught
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 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
Dennis Mortimer hits his first goal in seven months as Villa beat Albion to climb to third in the first division table with five games to play.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, beat near neighbours Albion to make it nineteen wins, four draws and fourteen losses in thirty seven League games this season.
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, 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
West Bromwich Albion


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #52
League Match: #37
Manager Game: #77
Tuesday, 19 April 1983
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🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 77 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 | 12 🟥 27 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 24 October 1981, Villa 3-0 Wolves, Molineux.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ken McNaught
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Curbishley (first start) and Tony Morley replace Des Bremner and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 31.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 21.42 |
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Wylie | 🏴 | (ex)

West Bromwich Albion
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
RB Alan Webb | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Martin Jol | 🇳🇱 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳🇱 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
F Mick Perry | 🏴 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ray Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Noel Luke | 🏴 |
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 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Ray Walker | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 19 Apr 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park

