Game #3825
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 10 October 1984


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Scunthorpe United
Villa Park
Attendance: 11,421
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Scunthorpe United

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 30' | 67' | 73' |
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 10 October 1984
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Scunthorpe United), Neil Pointon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1, Scunthorpe United
🔁 | 50’ Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on, Paul Rideout
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Colin Gibson, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 3-1, Paul Rideout, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe United
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
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 10 October 1984
Gordon Cowans 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal for Villa since breaking his leg 14 months ago as Villa luck in to beat fourth division Scunthorpe in the second round of the League Cup.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 200th start in a Villa shirt (205 Appearances).
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ 8th goal in 🕒 51 matches, having scored ⚽ three in his first 🕒 144 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Goalkeeper Mervyn Day 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt and has now 🥅 conceded 21 goals in his last 10 games having 🥅 conceded 17 in his 🕒 first 15.
Centre forward Paul Rideout 🏴 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 39th appearance.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 secures his 🟩 100th win in a Villa shirt in 🕒 199 appearances.
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, 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
Scunthorpe United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1984-85 |
Matchday | #11 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 6 October 1984
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🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 6-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 1 🟥 4 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986 🆘
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 December 1983, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa 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
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters and Steve Foster replace Allan Evans and Paul Rideout.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.77 |
Oldest Player |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 33.13 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 20.37 |
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

Aston Villa
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
W Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Frank Barlow | 🏴 |

Scunthorpe United
GK Joe Neenan | 🏴 |
LB Julian Broddle | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Alan Whitehead | 🏴 |
CB John Green | 🏴 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 |
M Terry Lees | 🏴 |
M Tommy Graham | 🏴 |
M Mike Lester | 🏴 |
M Chris Cowling | 🏴 |
W Mike Brolly | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | ⚽ | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 50' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Derek Bell | 🏴 |
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
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴 | | 39 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
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
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 10 Oct 1984, Villa 3-1 Scunthorpe, Villa Park

