Game #3785
Aston Villa
9-4-5, 31 PTS
Saturday, 17 December 1983


Won
7th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Ipswich Town
6-4-8, 22 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,548
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Ipswich Town

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 54' |
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 December 1983
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Ian Cranson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Ipswich Town
⚽ | 54' Goal, 2-0, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 68' Goal, 3-0, Steve McMahon
⚽ | 76' Goal, 4-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Ipswich Town
🟨 | Booking, Eamonn Deacy, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Dissent
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
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 December 1983
Paul Rideout scores for the third successive game as Villa hammer Ipswich to climb back to seventh in the table.
Tony Barton's Villa hammer Ipswich at Villa Park to make it nine wins, four draws and five defeats in eighteen League games this season.
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Ipswich Town


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1980-81
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #26
League Match: #18
Manager Game: #108
Saturday, 17 December 1983
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🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 108 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 19 🟥 36 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Scott | 🏴 | Burnley, 1980-1990
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 November 1982, Villa 3-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Eamonn Deacy, Foul
🟨 Mark Walters, Dissent
CARDS

🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Spink, Alan Curbishley and Peter Withe replace Mervyn Day, Paul Birch and Ray Walker.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.04 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.32 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.35 |
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bobby Ferguson | 🏴 |

Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
D Irvin Gernon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D Ian Cranson | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
M Trevor Putney | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tommy Parkin | 🏴 |
M Steve McCall | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Irvin Gernon | 🏴 | (CF Jean-Michel d'Avray | 🇿🇦 |)

🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Dec 1983, Villa 4-0 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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