Game #3634
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,467
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | David Geddis | 43' | Gary Williams | 45' |
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 March 1981
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Allan Evans o.g.
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Morley, Assist by David Geddis
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Southampton lift their game for their visit to Villa Park as Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy admits “It's the best we have played away all season" .
Even then his side can’t cope with the talent on display for Villa with a 2-1 scoreline scarcely doing justice for a performance that keeps Villa one point behind leaders Ipswich.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the eighth time in 🕒 ten games to make it 🟩 twenty two wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 thirty five League matches this season and remain a point behind leaders Ipswich in second in the Division One table.
Right Back Gary Williams 🏴 makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his 🔥 first assist.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 34th appearance.
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Southampton
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Total 🕒 18 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 28 | 🥅 22 |
League 🕒 14 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 22 | 🥅 16 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 6 |
Home 🕒 9 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 19 | 🥅 6 |
Away 🕒 9 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 16 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #352 |
Saturday, 28 March 1981
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🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1978-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 352 | 🟩 | 161 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1978-1985
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Allan Evans, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.36 |
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Peter Wells | 🏴 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
RB Steve Baker | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Ball | 🏴 | (F David Puckett | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 9 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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