Game #3800
Aston Villa
11-8-9, 41 PTS
Saturday, 25 February 1984


Won
8th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4-7-17, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,257
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-0

Wolves

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 22' | Mark Walters | 60' | Colin Gibson | 61' |
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 February 1984
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🔁 | 23' Sub off, Paul Rideout, Sub on, Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 60' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 61' Goal, 3-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 90' Goal, 3-0, Mark Walters,
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 February 1984
Villa hammer bottom club Wolves at Villa Park to climb back to 8th in the table as Peter Withe 🏴 hits a brace.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa win successive games but for the first time in the League in 1984.
Villa make it 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 eight draws and 🟥 nine defeats in twenty eight League games this season.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 64th appearance (52 Starts).
Colin Gibson 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 176th appearance.
Centre forward Paul Rideout 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores a brace to make it ⚽ three goals in his last 🕒 17 appearances in a Villa shirt.
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #41
League Match: #28
Manager Game: #123
Saturday, 25 February 1984
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🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Norman Wilson | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1981-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 | 24 🟥 42 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Wilson | 🏴 | Lancaster, 1981-1986
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 15 January 1983, Villa 0-2 Sunderland, Roker 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
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brendan Ormsby, Paul Birch and Paul Rideout replace Allan Evans, Gary Shaw and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.61 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.51 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.55 |
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Graham Hawkins | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK John Burridge (ex) | 🏴 |
D Mark Buckland | 🏴 |
CB John Pender | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
M Tony Towner | 🏴 |
M Danny Crainie | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
CF Sammy Troughton | 🏴 |
CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | for CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 23' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Dale Rudge | 🏴 |
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
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | | 64 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, 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
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Feb 1984, Villa 4-0 Wolves, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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