Game #3779
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 November 1983


Drew
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,272
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Stoke City

Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 54' |
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 November 1983
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mervyn Day
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), Mark Chamberlain
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Mark Walters
⚽ | 54' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke 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
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 November 1983
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa can only draw with lowly Stoke to make it 🟩 six wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 thirteen League games this season as they climb to eighth in the table.
Mervyn Day 🏴 28 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Orient in August 1983 for £15,000 to become the 624th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 | #624 | £15,000 signing from Orient
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
Stoke


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #20
League Match: #13
Manager Game: #102
Saturday, 12 November 1983
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🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Mark Scott | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1978-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 0-1
FT Result: Drew
FT Score: 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 102 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 18 🟥 35 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mark Scott | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1978-1987
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 19 December 1982, Villa 2-4 Liverpool, 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
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mervyn Day (debut) replaces Nigel Spink.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.87 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.22 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.26 |
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Richie Barker | 🏴 |

Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
D David McAughtrie | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
M Peter Griffiths | 🏴 |
M Paul Maguire | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Chamberlain | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Robbie James | 🏴 | (M Chris Maskery | 🏴 |)

🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, 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
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 47 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, 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
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 12 Nov 1983, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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