Game #3774
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 October 1983


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Portsmouth
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,898
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Portsmouth

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 85' | Steve McMahon | 103' |
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 October 1983
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Alan Biley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Portsmouth
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-1, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 1-2, (Portsmouth), Kevin Dillon
⚽ | 85' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Portsmouth
⚽ | 103’ Goal, 3-2, Mark Walters, Assist by Steve McMahon
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe
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
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 26 October 1983
Villa need a disputed penalty and extra time to see off second tier Portsmouth in the League Cup at Villa Park.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th start in a Villa shirt (203 Appearances).
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 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
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #15
Manager Game: #97
Wednesday, 26 October 1983
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🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
AET Result: 🟩 Won
AET Score: 🟩 3-2
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 5-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 17 🟥 33 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 April 1982, Villa 1-1 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Peter Withe
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.41 |
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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 Alan Rogers | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 |
CF Alan Biley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Steve Aizlewood | 🏴 | (F Nicky Morgan | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 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
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Oct 1983, Villa 3-2 Portsmouth, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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