Game #3651
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 September 1981
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
European Cup
Attendance: 3,500
Valur Reykavik
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Valur Reykavik
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 25' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Gary Shaw scores a brace on his first appearance of the season having suffered a pre-season injury in Greece. As a result Villa record a 7-0 aggregate victory in their first ever European Cup tie.
KEY MAN
Gary Gary Shaw for his two goal haul.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 September 1981
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Knattspyrnufélagið Valur 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 2-0, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Knattspyrnufélagið Valur 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Valur 7-0 on aggregate in the European Cup first round courtesy of a Gary Shaw brace.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Valur Reykavik
Besta deild karla Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Icelandic Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980
FIXTURE HISTORY
Valur Reykavik
Previous 5 vs. Valur: 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #10
European Match: #2
Manager Game: #369
Wednesday, 30 September 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ole Amundsen | 🇩🇰 | Næstved, 1975-1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 7-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 369 | 🟩 | 168 🟨 | 102 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ole Amundsen | 🇩🇰 | Næstved, 1975-1983
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Valur Reykavik
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Shaw (first start of the season) replaces Tony Morley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.87 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Valur Reykavik
GK Sigurdur Haraldsson | 🇮🇸 |
RB Saevar Jónsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Thorgrimur Þráinsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Hilmar Sighvatsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Magni Blöndal Pétursson | 🇮🇸 |
D Dyri Guðmundsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Jón Bergs | 🇮🇸 |
M Ottar Sveinsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Valur Einar Valsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Njáll Eiðsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
F Matthías Hallgrímsson | 🇮🇸 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Njáll Eiðsson | 🇮🇸 | (M Thorvaldur Þorvaldsson | 🇮🇸 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇮🇸 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇮🇸 : 12/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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