Game #3645
Aston Villa
1-0-2, 3 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1981
15th= (+6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 20.94 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Terry Donovan | 25' | 45' | Dennis Mortimer | 33' |
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 25' | 45' | Peter Withe | 33' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 45' Goal, 3-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 73' Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Ricky Villa
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Aston Villa
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #4
League Match: #3
Manager Game: #363
Saturday, 5 September 1981
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1979-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1979-1995
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 90 | 🟩 32 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 41 | ⚽ 142 | 🥅 168 |
League 🕒 79 | 🟩 29 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 132 | 🥅 149 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 11 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 42 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 70 |
Away 🕒 46 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 23 | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 94 |
Neutral 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 363 | 🟩 | 166 🟨 | 98 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
1-0-2, 3 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,265
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
M Garry Brooke | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 |
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Paul Miller | 🏴 | (CB John Lacy | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Centre forward Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ third goal in 🕒 two games - only his second appearance in 19 months - as reigning champions Villa 🟩 win for the first time in their title defence.
Left back Colin Gibson 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 80th appearance.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 makes his 125th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
Starting XI
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Match Media
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