Game #3632
Aston Villa
21-7-5, 49 PTS

Saturday, 14 March 1981
2nd (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
RB Gary Williams | 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 Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Colin Gibson | 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
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Des Bremner | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.11 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.32 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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 ๐ฉ twenty one wins, ๐จ seven draws and ๐ฅ 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.
Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, crowned PFA young player of the year, puts Villa ahead having seen his side run United ragged but ultimately Villa are held to a 3-3 draw for the second time this season by their opponents thanks to a last minute penalty.
Meanwhile, Ipswich boss Bobby Robson continues to show his fear with a new round of strange, self-entitled after match comments, all of which come as music to Ron Saunders' ears.
Following his latest utterings, Robson's Ipswich are accused of being โpetulantโ, โhistrionicโ and โrolling round... trying to get others bookedโ by their opponents.
Although Ipswich take a one point lead over Villa at the top of the table it's clear that Ron Saundersโ men have by far the cooler heads, focus and talent in a head to head title race with Bobby Robsonโs talented but petulant and precious side.
Forward Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 72nd appearance (70 Starts) at a rate of a goal every 2.40 games.
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes it โฝ 15 for the season and โฝ 5 in his last ๐ 4 games.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 16' | 28' | Gary Shaw | 68' |
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 16' | Dennis Mortimer | 68' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Kenny Swain
โฝ | 28' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
๐ฅ
| 46' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
๐ฅ
| 66' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
โฝ | 68' Goal, 3-2, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
๐ฅ
| 88' Goal, 2-3, (Manchester United, pen), Sammy McIlroy
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Manchester United
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #350 |
Saturday, 14 March 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Darryl Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Uxbridge, 1976-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 3-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Darryl Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Uxbridge, 1976-1985
Linesmen: D. T. Morgan; J. Roost
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 110 | ๐ฉ 39 | ๐จ 22 | ๐ฅ 49 | โฝ 181 | ๐ฅ
206 |
League ๐ 98 | ๐ฉ 36 | ๐จ 21 | ๐ฅ 41 | โฝ 166 | ๐ฅ
178 |
FA Cup ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 11 | ๐ฅ
20 |
League Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 53 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 121 | ๐ฅ
86 |
Away ๐ 56 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 35 | โฝ 58 | ๐ฅ
119 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 350 | ๐ฉ | 160 ๐จ | 96 ๐ฅ 94 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
โWe threw it away.
โWe 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 havenโt won.
โOne dropped point doesn't mean the championship is over.โโ
Ron Saunders.
Division One
Manchester United
8-17-9, 33 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,182
GK Gary Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Kevin Moran | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Martin Buchan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Lou Macari | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Sammy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
M Ray Wilkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Joe Jordan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Garry Birtles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Dave Sexton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Mike Duxbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Gary Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Kevin Moran | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Martin Buchan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
RB Mike Duxbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Lou Macari | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Sammy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Ray Wilkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Joe Jordan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Garry Birtles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1980-81
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