Game #3644
Aston Villa
0-0-2, 0 PTS

Wednesday, 2 September 1981
21st (-4)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Peter Withe, Dissent (6)
๐จ Brendan Ormsby, Retaliation (2)
๐จ Kenny Swain, Dissent (8)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Terry Donovan, Brendan Ormsby come into the line up for their first appearances for Villa since 5 April 1980 and 3 May 1980 respectively. Dropping out are David Geddis and Ken McNaught.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 33.58 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.93 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Centre forward Terry Donovan ๐ฎ๐ช โฝ scores on his ๐ first appearance for 17 months but reigning champions Villa ๐ฅ lose a second successive game at the opening of their title defence.
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Terry Donovan | 23' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 23โ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan
๐ฅ
| 36โ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Tom Ritchie
๐ | HT Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 48โ Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland), Gary Rowell
๐ | FT Sunderland 2-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
๐จ | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Retaliation
๐จ | Booking, Kenny Swain, Dissent
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #3
League Match: #2
Manager Game: #362
Wednesday, 2 September 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Peck | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kendal, 1980-1993
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Mike Peck | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kendal, 1980-1993
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 362 | ๐ฉ | 165 ๐จ | 98 ๐ฅ 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Some of our players haven't come down to earth yet. It takes a few games to get back to business. But I'm not despondent."
Ron Saunders.
Division One
Sunderland
1-1-0, 4 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 29,372
GK Chris Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Joe Hinnigan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jeff Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Rob Hindmarch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gordon Chisholm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Iain Munro | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Nick Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Cooke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Mick Buckley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tom Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Gary Rowell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Alan Durban | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M John Cooke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Ally McCoist | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1981-82
Playing Squad































