Game #3643
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1981
Lost
17th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 31,978
Notts County
Villa Park
Reigning champions Villa open their title defence with a performance that manager Ron Saunders describes as "dreadful" as they are beaten at home by promoted side Notts County.
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-1
Notts County
Assist(s) | None
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Saturday, 29 August 1981
🔁 | 9' Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, Andy Blair
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Iain McCullough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa open 1981-82 with a defeat to Notts County at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Notts County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1893-94
FIXTURE HISTORY
Notts County
Previous 5 vs. Notts County: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #2
League Match: #1
Manager Game: #361
Saturday, 29 August 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 361 | 🟩 | 165 🟨 | 98 🟥 98 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
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Cards: 🟨 🟨
Brian Stevens
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Notts County
🟨
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.08 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.57 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.41 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Sirrell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Notts County
GK Radojko Avramović | 🇷🇸 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
CB Pedro Richards | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
D Tristan Benjamin | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Hooks | 🏴 |
W John Chiedozie | 🇳🇬 |
F Iain McCulloch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Rachid Harkouk | 🇩🇿 | 🔁 |
CF Trevor Christie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 9' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Rachid Harkouk | 🇩🇿 | (M Mark Goodwin | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“Dreadful.”
Ron Saunders.
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