Game #3634
Aston Villa
22-7-6, 51 PTS

Saturday, 28 March 1981
2nd (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
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 |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Allan Evans, Foul (18)
โญ Club Record
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.36 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Southampton lift their game for their visit to Villa Park as Saints boss Lawrie McMenemy admits โIt's the best we have played away all season" .
Even then his side canโt 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' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa ๐ฉ win for the eighth time in ๐ ten games to make it ๐ฉ twenty two wins, ๐จ seven draws and ๐ฅ six defeats in ๐ thirty five League matches this season and remain a point behind leaders Ipswich in second in the Division One table.
Right Back Gary Williams ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his ๐ฅ first assist.
Centre forward David Geddis ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his โฝ ๐ฅ 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 34th appearance.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 43' | David Geddis | 45' |
Assist(s) | David Geddis | 43' | Gary Williams | 45' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 11โ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Allan Evans o.g.
โฝ | 43โ Goal, 1-1, Tony Morley, Assist by David Geddis
โฝ | 45โ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Gary Williams
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
๐จ | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #352 |
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Norman Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chorley, 1978-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Norman Glover | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Chorley, 1978-1985
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 7 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 28 | ๐ฅ
22 |
League ๐ 14 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 22 | ๐ฅ
16 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Home ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 19 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Away ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
16 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 352 | ๐ฉ | 161 ๐จ | 96 ๐ฅ 95 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
I really felt good when my goal went in. There was a lot of frustration in that kick.โ
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.
โHe [Geddis] is a player. I choose the side.
โWithe is now available. as easy as that.โ
Ron Saunders with a typically short shrift retort.
Division One
Southampton
18-8-11, 44 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,467
GK Peter Wells | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ivan Golac | ๐ญ๐ท |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Dave Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Steve Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nick Holmes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Steve Moran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Kevin Keegan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Channon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Lawrie McMenemy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Alan Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F David Puckett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
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