Game #3780
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 November 1983


Won
6th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,024
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Leicester City

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 21' | Gary Williams | 34' |
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 November 1983
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 34' Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Gary Williams
🥅 | 44' Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City, pen), Steve Lynex
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
🔁 | 59' Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Alan Curbishley
⚽ | 70' Goal, 3-1, Steve McMahon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Leicester 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
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 November 1983
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa dispense with lowly Leicester at Villa Park to make it 🟩 three wins in four unbeaten 🕒 games as they climb back to 6th in the table.
Villa make it 🟩 seven wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 fourteen League games this season.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 contributes his 🔥 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 166th appearance.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 19th appearance.
Centre forward Paul Rideout 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 100th goal involvement in a Villa shirt in 🕒 162 appearances at a rate of one every 1.62 games.
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, 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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #21
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #103
Saturday, 19 November 1983
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🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 18 🟥 35 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ffrangcon Roberts | 🏴 | Prestatyn, 1981–1990
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match:🟩 18 September 1982, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Maine Road.
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
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink and Mark Walters replace Mervyn Day and Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.23 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.24 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.28 |
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
M David Rennie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Ian Banks | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 59' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Rennie | 🏴 | (F Tommy English | 🏴 |)

🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, 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
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 | | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, 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
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Nov 1983, Villa 3-1 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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