Game #3786
Aston Villa
9-4-6, 31 PTS
Monday, 26 December 1983
Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Watford
5-4-10, 19 PTS
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,226
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
Watford
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1983
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Jimmy Gilligan, (80 Seconds)
🥅 | 19' Goal, 0-2, (Watford), John Barnes
🕒 | HT Watford 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 0-3, (Watford), Jimmy Gilligan,
🟥 | 61’ Sending off, Eamonn Deacy
⚽ | 70' Goal, 1-3, Alan Curbishley
⚽ | 79' Goal, 2-3, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Watford 3-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Eamonn Deacy, Foul
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 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 December 1983
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa suffer a Boxing Day nightmare as they fall three behind to Watford before a late fightback sees them lose 3-2.
Villa's poor first half defensive performance is exacerbated by Eamonn Deacy's 🇮🇪 🟥 red card on the hour after a succession of fouls yet still Watford are left hanging on against the ten men.
As a result, Villa make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 nineteen League games this season to fall back to 9th in the table.
Midfielder Alan Curbishley 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 24th appearance.
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
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
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #27
League Match: #19
Manager Game: #109
Monday, 26 December 1983
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🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 109 | 🟩 | 53 🟨 | 19 🟥 37 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟥 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟥 Eamonn Deacy
🟨 Eamonn Deacy, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.35 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
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
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Steve Sherwood | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Paul Franklin | 🏴 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kenny Jackett | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Gilligan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Mo Johnston | 🏴
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Dec 1983, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road
MATCH REPORTS
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