Game #3635
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 April 1981
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 26,032
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Leicester City
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 24' | Gary Shaw | 33' | Kenny Swain | 49' | Dennis Mortimer | 55' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa wrestle back top spot in the first division after a three game absence and have now sat top of the pile for nineteen of the last twenty five match days.
Another exhilerating Villa performance however is eclipsed by the work of Ron Atkinson at the Hawthorns who burst Bobby Robson's bubble. Up next for Villa? Albion.
Ron Saunders’ men open up a one point lead over Ipswich and are six points clear of the chasing pack with six to play.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 April 1981
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City, pen), Steve Lynex
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-1, Des Bremner, Assist by Gary Shaw
🥅 | 44' Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Steve Lynex
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 3-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 55' Goal, 4-2, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the ninth time in eleven games to make it twenty three wins, seven draws and six defeats in thirty six League matches this season as they move a point clear of Ipswich at the top of the Division One table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #353 |
Saturday, 4 April 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 353 | 🟩 | 162 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Peter Withe replaces David Geddis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.28 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.17 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.38 |
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 Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Paul Friar | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB Larry May | 🏴 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
M Pat Byrne | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Neil Grewcock | 🏴 |
CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
“Villa are the best side we have played this season.
“They are going for the title in style like Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
“They are a great team.
Jock Wallace, Leicester manager.
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