Game #3764
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 September 1983


Won
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Norwich City
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,887
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Norwich City

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 12' |
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 September 1983
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
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
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 September 1983
Dennis Mortimer 🏴 - a player whom Herbert Douglas Ellis had insisted was to be sold in order to "cut costs".- ⚽ scores early and Villa hold on for a 🟩 deserved victory to send them 6th in the table - where they had finished the previous season.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 one defeat in 🕒 five League games so far this season.
Colin Gibson 🏴 makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, 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
Norwich City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #5
League Match: #5
Manager Game: #87
Saturday, 10 September 1983
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🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 87 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 14 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 April 1983, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, 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
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Rideout (first start) replaces Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.08 |
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, 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 Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ken Brown | 🏴 |

Norwich City
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
RB Paul Haylock | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
LB Dennis van Wijk | 🇳🇱 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
W Mark Barham | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | (M John Devine | 🇮🇪 |)

🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
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
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 18 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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