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Game #3642
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Drew
Final
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Charity Shield
Tottenham Hotspur
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,500
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 30' | David Geddis | 52' |
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 August 1981
โฝ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐ฅ
| 42' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
๐ฅ
| 47' Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
๐ | 49' Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Andy Blair ๐ข
โฝ | 52' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by David Geddis
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Match Statistics
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday #1
Manager Game: #360
Saturday, 22 August 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 360 | ๐ฉ | 165 ๐จ | 98 ๐ฅ 97 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 7
๐ฉ : 4
๐จ : 2
๐ฅ : 1
๐ : 1
Previous 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Last Match: ๐ฉ 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: None
CARDS
None
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.39 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Dave Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Chris Hughton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Paul Miller | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Graham Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ricky Villa | ๐ฆ๐ท |
M Steve Perryman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | ๐ฆ๐ท |
M Tony Galvin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Glenn Hoddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Steve Archibald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Falco | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
SUBSTITUTES
๐ | M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 49' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Robert Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 7/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Media & Commentary
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORTS
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