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Villa Matches Refereed by

Lester Shapter

🟩 2 November 1991, Villa 1-0 QPR, Loftus Road.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 45' |

Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 45' |

Game #4183

Division One

8th (-)

Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨 🟨

Queens Park Rangers

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 January 1990, ZDS, Villa 1-2 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Les Sealey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Dalian Atkinson
🔁 | Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Dariusz Kubicki, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Paul McGrath, Foul

Substitutes

🔁 CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🔁 CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟥 30 January 1990, Villa 1-2 Boro, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Paul Birch | 13' |

Assist(s) | David Platt | 13' |

Game #4098

Zenith Data Systems Cup Final

Final

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Middlesbrough

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 February 1989, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Plough Lane.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by David Platt
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough), Bernie Slaven
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Paul McGrath, Sub on, Chris Price
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), Mark Brennan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Middlesbrough

Substitutes

🔁 RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 66’ |

🟥 11 February 1989, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Plough Lane.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Game #4050

Division One

12th (-1)

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

🟨

Wimbledon

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 November 1988, League Cup, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon), John Fashanu
🕒 | HT Wimbledon 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Gordon Cowans, Sub on, Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Wimbledon 1-0 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Stuart Gray, Foul

Substitutes

🔁 | M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 67' |

🟩 2 November 1988, Villa 3-1 Millwall, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 17' | 21' | David Platt | 72' |

Assist(s) | David Platt | 17' |

Game #4030

League Cup

3rd Round

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Millwall

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 April 1988, Villa 1-2 Millwall, The Den.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M David Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Neil Ruddock
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Alan McInally, Assist by David Platt
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 2-1, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Millwall
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 3-1, David Platt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Millwall

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 2 April 1988, Villa 1-2 Millwall, The Den.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 44' |

Assist(s) | Mark Lillis | 44' |

Game #4012

Division Two

1st (-)

Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

🟨

Millwall

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 October 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Denis Salman
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Mark Lillis
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Millwall), Teddy Sheringham
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Millwall 2-1 Aston Villa

🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Dissent

Substitutes

🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 60' |
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 60' |

🟩 25 October 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Steve Hodge | 12' | 24' |

Assist(s) | Martin Keown | 12' | Garry Thompson | 24' |

Game #3929

Division One

18th (+2)

Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Newcastle United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 12 April 1986, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M David Norton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Hodge, Assist by Martin Keown
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Hodge, Assist by Garry Thompson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 12 April 1986, Villa 4-1 Watford, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Tony Dorigo | 47' | Allan Evans (pen) | 66' | Andy Gray | 67' | Simon Stainrod | 80' |

Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 67' | 80' |

Game #3911

Division One

17th (+3)

Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Watford

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 20 October 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Kevin Poole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M David Norton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Lee Sinnott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Watford
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Dorigo
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans (pen)
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Mark Walters
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 4-1, Simon Stainrod, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Watford

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟨 20 October 1984, Villa 2-2 Norwich, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 17' | 69' |

Assist(s) | Didier Six | 17' | Brendan Ormsby | 69' |

Game #3827

Division One

13th (-1)

Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨

Villa Cards

None

Norwich City

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 April 1984, Villa 1-2 Tottenham, White Hart Lane.
Cards: None

Starting XI

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 | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Paul Rideout | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Norwich City), John Deehan
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Didier Six
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-2, (Norwich City), Louie Donawa
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Norwich City
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Brendan Ormsby
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Steve McMahon, Sub on, Dennis Mortimer 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Norwich City

Substitutes

🔁 | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 70' |

🟥 18 April 1984, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Mark Walters | 33' |

Assist(s) | Andy Blair | 33' |

Game #3809

Division One

9th (-)

Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

🟨

Tottenham Hotspur

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 April 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨

Starting XI

GK Mervyn Day | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 33’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters, Assist by Andy Blair
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Gary Mabbutt
🟨 | 45' Booking, Steve McMahon, Dissent
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur, pen), Graham Roberts
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 19 April 1983, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 45' |

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 45' |

Game #3754

Division One

3rd (+1)

Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Villa Cards

🟨

West Bromwich Albion

🟨

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 24 October 1981, Villa 3-0 Wolves, Molineux.
Cards: 🟨 🟨

Starting XI

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 45' Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 24 October 1981, Villa 3-0 Wolves, Molineux.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 30' | 46' | Own Goal | 44' |

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 30' | Dennis Mortimer | 46' |

Game #3657

Division One

10th= (+3)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Wolverhampton Wanderers

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 44' Goal 2-0, Own Goal, Geoffrey Palmer
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46' Goal, 3-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 88' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3636

Division One

1st (-)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Replaced by Vic Wood
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

West Bromwich Albion

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Substitute Referee: Vic Wood
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #3549

League Cup

2nd Round

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
AET Result: 🟥 Lost
AET Score: 🟥 0-2
Aggregate Result: 🟨 Drew
Aggregate Score: 🟨 2-2
🟩 Villa won 9-8 on penalties
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Colchester United

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 February 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Colchester United)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Colchester United
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Colchester United)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Colchester United
🔁 | 102’ Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Gary Shelton
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 0-2 Colchester United

Penalties Aston Villa 9-8 Colchester United

Substitutes

🔁 | M Gary Shelton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 102' |

🟩 4 February 1978, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Highbury.

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Lester Shapter

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 22' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #3477

Division One

8th= (+2)

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Arsenal

None

Referee Record

Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Torquay, 1974-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Shapter should never have allowed proceedings to go ahead.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Tommy Craig | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Malcolm MacDonald
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

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