Game #3630
Saturday, 28 February 1981
Attendance: 34,693
Won
Division One
2nd (-)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
WWWWW
Molineux
Ipswich maintain their two point cushion over Villa at the top of the table with 31 games played as both teams win.
Wolves
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it six wins in a row to make it twenty wins, six draws and five defeats in thirty one League matches this season. Villa however still sit in second place in the Division One table two points behind leaders Ipswich who also continue their winning streak.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #348 |
Saturday, 28 February 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.19 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 33.07 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 19.28 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M Des Bremner |
M Gordon Cowans |
W Tony Morley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
CF Peter Withe |
F Gary Shaw |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Peter Daniel | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Tony Morley is the least likely player to get involved - it was one of those things."
Ron Saunders after Wolves’ Peter Daniel suffers a broken leg from a tackle with Tony Morley.