Game #3757
Aston Villa
Monday, 2 May 1983
Lost
4th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Swansea City
Vetch Field
Attendance: 9,173
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
Swansea City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Allan Evans
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 May 1983
🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Swansea City), Colin Pascoe
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | HT Swansea City 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50' Goal, 1-2, (Swansea City), Darren Gale
🕒 | FT Swansea City 2-1 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 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 May 1983
Villa are surprisingly beaten at relegation threatened Swansea - their third defeat in five division one games - to fall back to joint fourth in the table with two games left to play - against champions Liverpool and mid-table Arsenal.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, lose to relegation threatened Swansea and make it twenty wins, four draws and sixteen losses in forty League games this season.
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
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
Swansea City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #55
League Match: #40
Manager Game: #80
Monday, 2 May 1983
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🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 12 🟥 29 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 13 March 1982, Villa 3-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 31.09 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.93 |
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Toshack | 🏴 |
Swansea City
GK Chris Sander | 🏴 |
D Gary Richards | 🏴 |
D Dudley Lewis | 🏴 |
M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |
M Colin Pascoe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Chris Marustik | 🏴 |
M Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
CF Jeremy Charles | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
CF Darren Gale | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Nigel Stevenson | 🏴 |
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 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
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
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 2 May 1983, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field