Game #3650
Aston Villa

Saturday, 26 September 1981
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
🟨 Peter Withe
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Andy Blair replaces Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 21.00 |
Reigning champions Villa are 🟨 held to a draw for the fourth successive League game to sit 14th in the table after 🕒 seven games.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Drew
0-0
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #9
League Match: #7
Manager Game: #368
Saturday, 26 September 1981

Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 92 | 🟩 37 | 🟨 26 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 150 | 🥅 126 |
League 🕒 87 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 24 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 144 | 🥅 123 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 46 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 81 | 🥅 52 |
Away 🕒 46 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 69 | 🥅 74 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 368 | 🟩 | 167 🟨 | 102 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Birmingham City

Villa Park
Attendance: 40,763
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 | 🏴 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | W Bud Brocken | 🇳🇱 | (W Ian Handysides | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded


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