Game #3650
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1981
Drew
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 40,763
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Reigning champions Villa are held to a draw for the fourth successive League game to sit 14th in the table after seven games.
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Peter Withe, blunt object performance from the front man
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1981
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in five League games but can't beat neighbours Birmingham and now have just one win, four draws and two defeats in their title defence as they sit 16th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #9
League Match: #7
Manager Game: #368
Saturday, 26 September 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 368 | 🟩 | 167 🟨 | 102 🟥 99 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Neville Ashley
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Birmingham City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Andy Blair replaces Ken McNaught.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 21.00 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Birmingham City
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
W Toine van Mierlo | 🇳🇱 |
W Bud Brocken | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
CF Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Bud Brocken | 🇳🇱 | (W Ian Handysides | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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
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