Game #3794
Aston Villa
Friday, 20 January 1984


Lost
9th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,566
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3

Liverpool

Assist(s) | Paul Rideout | 16' |
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 20 January 1984
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Paul Rideout
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Ian Rush
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Ian Rush
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Ian Rush
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
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
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Friday, 20 January 1984
Villa take the lead but concede three second half goals to Ian Rush as they fall back to 9th in the table.
Tony Barton's Villa lose to Liverpool despite taking a first half lead as a second half hat-trick makes it ten wins, six draws and eight defeats in twenty four League games this season.
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, 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
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1982-83
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #35
League Match: #24
Manager Game: #117
Friday, 20 January 1984
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🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Half Time Score: 1-0
Full Time Result: Lost
Full Time Score: 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 22 🟥 40 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 27 December 1982, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrews'.
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
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.42 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.45 |
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Joe Fagan | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Mark Lawrenson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 20 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/12
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Jan 1984, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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