Game #3761
Aston Villa
Monday, 29 August 1983
Won
3rd (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,390
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 73' |
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 29 August 1983
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
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
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 29 August 1983
Mark Walters hits a spectacular volley after 73' to secure victory over Sunderland and make it two wins from two under Tony Barton.
Tony Barton's Villa make it two wins from two at the start of the campaign.
Paul Birch made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from school football in 1978.
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | #622 | Youth team promotion
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
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #2
League Match: #2
Manager Game: #84
Monday, 29 August 1983
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🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 84 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 13 🟥 29 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
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
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton hands a debut to Paul Birch as Andy Blair makes his first start of the season. Steve McMahon and Dennis Mortimer drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.04 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.25 |
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Durban | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Iain Munro | 🏴 |
LB Nick Pickering | 🏴 |
CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 |
CB Ian Atkins | 🏴 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
M Paul Atkinson | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gary Rowell | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 |
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 | (M John Cooke | 🏴 |)
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
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
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, 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
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Aug 1983, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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