Game #3636
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 47,998
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Peter Withe scores his eighth goal in six games and seventeenth of the season as he lobs the Albion ‘keeper for a late winner to send Villa three points clear at the top of the first division table with five games left to play. Title rivals Ipswich are up next - the side that lucked into a win in the reverse fixture back in September.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the tenth time in twelve games to make it twenty four wins, seven draws and six defeats in thirty seven League matches this season as they move three points 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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #354 |
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Replaced by Vic Wood
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 354 | 🟩 | 163 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Substitute Referee: Vic Wood
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Lester Shapter
CARDS
Villa
None
West Bromwich Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Colin Gibson and David Geddis replace Gary Williams and Gary Shaw.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.69 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.02 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F David Mills | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
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