Game #3626
Aston Villa
16-6-5, 38 PTS

Saturday, 17 January 1981
1st= (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.17 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa make it ๐ฉ three wins in four unbeaten League games since their shock defeat to Brighton to make it ๐ฉ sixteen wins, ๐จ six draws and ๐ฅ five defeats in ๐ twenty seven League matches this season under Ron Saunders ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Villa remain top of the first division but have to share top spot with Ipswich who won their game in hand. Liverpool sit two points behind.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 175th start in a Villa shirt (190 Appearances) to make it ๐ฉ W85 ๐จ D51 ๐ฅ L54, โฝ 24 Goals and ๐ฅ 24 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.96 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores for the โฝ third time in ๐ four games to record his โฝ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 27th appearance.
Midfielder Des Bremner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Winger Tony Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his โฝ ๐ฅ 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 51st appearance at a rate of one every 2.55 games.
Starting XI

Won
2-1
๐ฉ 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 55' | Peter Withe | 65' |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 65' |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Coventry City 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
โฝ | 65' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
๐ฅ
| 71' Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Mark Hateley
๐ | FT Coventry City 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #344 |
Saturday, 17 January 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Southgate, 1977-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Ken Salmon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Southgate, 1977-1984
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 19 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 29 | ๐ฅ
16 |
League ๐ 16 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 23 | ๐ฅ
14 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 10 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 15 | ๐ฅ
5 |
Away ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 14 | ๐ฅ
11 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 344 | ๐ฉ | 155 ๐จ | 95 ๐ฅ 94 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Coventry City
9-6-12, 24 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 27,020
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Coop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Gillespie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Dyson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Danny Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gerry Daly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Garry Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gordon Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Mick Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Mark Hateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1980-81
Playing Squad
























