Game #3763
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 7 September 1983


Drew
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 16,363
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
Nottingham Forest
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 17' |
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 September 1983
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Colin Gibson
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Peter Davenport
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 69’ Missed penalty, Gary Shaw, Referee ordered a retake
💥 | 69’ Missed penalty, Gary Shaw
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Gary Birtles
🔁 | 89' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Paul Rideout
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-2 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
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 September 1983
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa bounce back from a first loss of the season to record a draw after being pegged back twice by Forest.
Villa take the lead before Gary Shaw 🏴 misses two penalties, one retaken, hitting in the rebound of the latter but Forest score five minutes from the end to take a share of the points as Villa stay 8th.
Villa make it 🟩 two wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 one defeat in 🕒 four League games so far this season.
Lining up for Forest, one Kenny Swain 🏴 of League and European Cup winning fame with Villa. A player who Herbert Douglas Ellis had moved on the previous season in order to "cut costs."
Barton's 🏴 management was effectively being carried out with one hand constantly being tied behind his back.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 🕒 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (145 Starts).
Centre Back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (46 Starts).
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground

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
Nottingham Forest


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest


Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
League 🕒 83 | 🟩 42 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 158 | 🥅 114 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Away 🕒 49 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 21 | ⚽ 72 | 🥅 88 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #4
League Match: #4
Manager Game: #86
Wednesday, 7 September 1983
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🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 14 🟥 30 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
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
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.87 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.04 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.28 |
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
GK Hans van Breukelen | 🇳🇱 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 89' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
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

🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 Sep 1983, Villa 2-2 Forest, City Ground


MATCH REPORTS
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