Game #3626
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 January 1981
Coventry City
1-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 27,020
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 65' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 January 1981
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
⚽ | 65' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
🥅 | 71' Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Mark Hateley
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it four unbeaten in the League after a difficult spell to make it sixteen wins, six draws and five defeats in twenty seven League matches this season. As a result Villa sit in joint first place in the Division One table level with Ipswich after the Portman Road club won their game in hand.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #344 |
Saturday, 17 January 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 344 | 🟩 | 155 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985 🆘
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
🆘 Shocking failure to award a penalty on 54'
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
This game signified the final day of English football's use of the continental style card system. Originally used from 1976 to 1981, the use of coloured cards was suspended by the FA, who believed their existence stoked football violents. Cautions and sending offs were unaffected during the period but once again coloured cards were to no longer be shown on field.
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.17 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | (CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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