Game #3808
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1984


Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,366
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1984
🟢 | 1' Debut, Steve Foster
🥅 | 16' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), John O’Neill
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Paul Kerr 🟢
🥅 | 85' Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), Ian Banks
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 April 1984
Villa fall to ninth in the table as they are beaten at Filbert Street.
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa fail to score for the tenth time this season and now have 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 thirteen defeats in 🕒 thirty six League games this season.
Centre back Steve Foster 🏴 26 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after moving from Brighton in March 1984 for a fee of £150,000 to become the 626th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Paul Kerr 🏴 19 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after gradutating from the youth ranks to become the 627th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | #626 | £150,000 signing from Brighton
🟢 M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | #627 | Youth Team promotion
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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1983-84
Matchday: #49
League Match: #36
Manager Game: #131
Saturday, 14 April 1984
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🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Arnold Challinor | 🏴 | Maltby, 1977-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 25 🟥 46 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arnold Challinor | 🏴 | Maltby, 1977-1984
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
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Foster (debut) replaces Brendan Ormsby.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 19.88 |
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
M Paul Ramsey | 🇬🇧 |
M Andy Peake | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
F Tommy English | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 🟢 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Bob Hazell | 🏴 | (M Ian Banks | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Apr 1984, Villa 0-2 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH REPORTS
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