Game #3634
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 32,467
Southampton
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | David Geddis | 43' | Gary Williams | 45' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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" but 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.
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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
ON THIS DAY
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.
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: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #352 |
Saturday, 28 March 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 352 | 🟩 | 161 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Southampton
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.36 |
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
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Ball | 🏴 | (F David Puckett | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
I really felt good when my goal went in. There was a lot of frustration in that kick.”
The ever miserable David Geddis, unlikely to ever get the chance to play in a Championship winning side, once again uses his opportunity to moan.
“He [Geddis] is a player. I choose the side.
“Withe is now available. as easy as that.”
Ron Saunders with a typically short shrift retort.
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