Game #3632
Saturday, 14 March 1981
Attendance: 42,182
Drew
Division One
2nd (-1)
Manchester United
WWWWD
Villa Park
Gary Shaw is crowned PFA young player of the year but Villa are held to a 3-3 draw for the second time this season by Manchester United and drop a crucial point to allow Ipswich - who are accused of being “petulant”, “histrionic” and “rolling round.. trying to get others booked” by their opponents - to take a one point lead over Villa at the top of the table. Already though it looks like Ron Saunders’ men have by far the cooler heads, focus and talent in a head to head title race with Bobby Robson’s talented by precious side.
Aston Villa
3-3
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United)
Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United)
Goal, 2-3, (Manchester United, pen)
Goal, 3-3, Gary Shaw
FT Aston Villa 3-3 Manchester United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa end a run of seven wins with a high-scoring draw despite being two up at half time. As a result, Villa make it twenty one wins, seven draws and five defeats in thirty three League matches this season. Courtesy of Ipswich's win, Villa fall back to second in the Division One table, a point behind the Portman Road outfit.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #350 |
Saturday, 14 March 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 3-3 |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fifth successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.22 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 33.11 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 19.32 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
Manchester United
Bailey, Moran, Buchan, Nicholl, Albiston, Macari, Coppell, McIlroy (g), Wilkins, Jordan (g) (g), Birtles. Manager: Dave Sexton.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
“We threw it away.
“We stopped concentrating in the second half and allowed Coppell too much room.
"But it shows how far have come when we draw 3-3 with Manchester United, have more chances but people are still sick we haven’t won.
“One dropped point doesn't mean the championship is over.’’
Ron Saunders.
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