Game #3804
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 March 1984
Won
8th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 16,270
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 82' |
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 March 1984
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 82' Goal, 1-0, Steve McMahon, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
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 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 March 1984
Villa beat Forest to climb back to eighth in the table as Nigel Spink 🏴 sits on the sidelines after his Highfield Road concussion injury.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa win in the League for only the second time in 1984 as they make it 🟩 twelve wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 eleven defeats in 🕒 thirty two League games this season.
Midfielder Steve McMahon 🏴 ⚽ scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 39th appearance and his first in 14 games.
Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴 keeps his ⛔ first clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 4th appearance.
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, 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
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 84 | 🟩 43 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 24 | ⚽ 159 | 🥅 114 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 45 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 105 | 🥅 41 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #45
League Match: #32
Manager Game: #127
Saturday, 17 March 1984
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🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 | 25 🟥 44 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1982-1993
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
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mervyn Day replaces Nigel Spink.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.47 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | 19.60 |
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Hans van Breukelen | 🇳🇱 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain (ex) | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Colin Walsh | 🏴 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
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 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Mar 1984, Villa 1-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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