Game #3775
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 October 1983


Lost
14th (-5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,678
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-6

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 37' |
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 October 1983
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-3, Tony Morley, Assist by Des Bremner
🥅 | 38' Goal, 1-4, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-4 Arsenal
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-5, (Arsenal), Tony Woodcock
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-5, Allan Evans (pen)
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-6, (Arsenal), Brian McDermott
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-6 Arsenal
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
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 October 1983
48 years after Ted Drake scored seven, Tony Woodcock hits five at Villa Park to leave Villa with 🟩 five wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 eleven League games this season.
Right back Mark Jones 🏴 makes his first appearance in 5 months.
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, 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
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #16
League Match: #11
Manager Game: #98
Saturday, 29 October 1983
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🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Arthur Robinson | 🏴 | Radcliffe, 1981-1988
HT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-6
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 98 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 17 🟥 34 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Robinson | 🏴 | Radcliffe, 1981-1988
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Jones (first start of the season) replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.19 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hill | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
M Stewart Robson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Stewart Robson | 🏴 | (M Brian McDermott | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not recorded
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
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, 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
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Oct 1983, Villa 2-6 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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