Game #3652
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 October 1981
Drew
17th= (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 21,065
Leeds United
Elland Road
Leeds United
1-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Andy Blair | 8' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa draw for the fifth successive League game as they are held by bottom of the table Leeds to leave them 17th in the table and their title defence already looking in need of inspiration.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 October 1981
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Andy Blair
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Steve Balcombe
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Tony Morley
🟨 | Booking, Andy Blair, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Cowans, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in six League games but now have just one win, five draws and two defeats in their title defence as they sit 17th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #11
League Match: #9
Manager Game: #370
Saturday, 3 October 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 370 | 🟩 | 168 🟨 | 103 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Leeds United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.84 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.67 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.88 |
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
Allan Clarke | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Hird | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamson | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
F Stephen Balcombe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gwyn Thomas | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
"We threw it away.
“We played for about half and hour, then stopped doing the simple things and started to elaborate.
“That’s the story of out lives at the moment.
“Young Balcombe’s goal was a classic.
“So was the way we handed it to him.”
Ron Saunders
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