Game #3633
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 March 1981
Lost
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 35,091
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Despite more champagne football from Villa, Spurs score an offside goal against the run of play, and Ron Saunders' men chasing the game suffer a shock defeat in North London.
Villa remain one point off the top of the first division table as leaders Ipswich also lose.
Meanwhile Gary Shaw pulls a hamstring and Dennis Mortimer his groin to leave Villa’s tiny 14 man squad threadbare for the title run in.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 March 1981
🥅 | 41' Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Garth Crooks
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 64’ Missed penalty, Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 73' Goal, 0-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Archibald
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in eleven games and make it twenty one wins, seven draws and six defeats in thirty four League matches this season. As a result, Villa remain a point behind leaders Ipswich in second in the Division One table.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #351 |
Saturday, 21 March 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 351 | 🟩 | 160 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Les Burden | 🏴 | Poole, 1975-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Tottenham Hotspur
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.65 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.13 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.34 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Milija Aleksic | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
M Garry Brooke | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
CF Garth Crooks | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Giorgio Mazzon | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We had five men [in the team] that we got nothing from at all.
"Ipswich losing cushions it a little bit, but doesn't alter the fact that we didn't play."
Ron Saunders.
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