Game #3770
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
Drew
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,484
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Mark Hateley
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57' Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Colin Gibson o.g.
🔁 | 74' Sub off, Alan Curbishley, Sub on, Des Bremner
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 1-2, Colin Gibson
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-2, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 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
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
Villa need two goals in the final four minutes to rescue a League Cup 🟨 draw with second tier Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ 3rd goal in 🕒 5 matches, and for the ⚽ fourth time in his last 🕒 12 appearances having scored ⚽ three in his first 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt.
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, 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
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #11
Manager Game: #93
Tuesday, 4 October 1983
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🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1982–1990
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 93 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 15 🟥 33 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1982–1990
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
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shaw and Steve McMahon replace Tony Morley and Des Bremner.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.12 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.35 |
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, 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 | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Alan Knight | 🏴 |
RB John McLaughlin | 🏴 |
RB Richard Money | 🏴 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 |
D Steve Aizlewood | 🏴 |
M Bob Doyle | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
F Nicky Morgan | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Biley | 🏴 |
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | for M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Neil Webb | 🏴 | (F Alan Rogers | 🏴 |)
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | 199 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 95 | 46 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, 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
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 4 Oct 1983, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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