Game #3642
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Charity Shield
Tottenham Hotspur
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,500
Drew
Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 30' | David Geddis | 52' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Peter Withe, hit a brace to share the Shield
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 August 1981
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 42' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
🔁 | 49' Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Andy Blair 🟢
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by David Geddis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the 1981-82 with the traditional Charity Shield curtain raiser. Peter Withe hits a brace for Villa and Mark Falco responds with his own two goal haul for Spurs as both clubs share the trophy.
Andy Blair makes his debut aged 21 after moving from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £350,000.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday #1
Manager Game: #360
Saturday, 22 August 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 360 | 🟩 | 165 🟨 | 98 🟥 97 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders hands Andy Blair his squad debut for the reigning champions.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.39 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dave Geddis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 49' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
🟢 M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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