Game #3767
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 September 1983


Won
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,209
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Southampton

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 25' |
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 September 1983
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🟥 | 56’ Sending off, (Southampton), Frank Worthington
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
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
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 September 1983
Villa bounce back from their Anfield defeat to climb back to 6th in the table after a strong midfield performance from Steve McMahon 🏴 and Dennis Mortimer 🏴 help see off Southampton.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa stop a run of 🟥 two defeats as they see off high flying Southampton at Villa Park to make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 seven League games so far this season.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 collects his 🟨 20th booking in a Villa shirt in 🕒 149 appearances.
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, 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
Southampton


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #8
League Match: #7
Manager Game: #90
Saturday, 24 September 1983
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🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Key | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1981–1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 90 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 | 14 🟥 32 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Key | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1981–1994
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent
🟨 Allan Evans, Foul
CARDS

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

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Morley (first start of the season) replaces Paul Rideout.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.09 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.32 |
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, 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 Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |

Southampton
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
CB Ken Armstrong | 🏴 |
LB Reuben Agboola | 🇳🇬 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
CB Mark Wright | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Danny Wallace | 🏴 |
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Graham Baker | 🏴 |
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
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

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

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Sep 1983, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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