Aston Villa
1-5-2, 8 PTS
Saturday, 3 October 1981
1981-82
17th= (-3)
Drew
1-1
Leeds United
1-3-5, 6 PTS
Division One
Elland Road
Attendance: 21,065
๐จ 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 8' |
Assist(s) | Andy Blair | 8' |
Fixture List
๐จ 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
Charity Shield
๐ฅ 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 2 Sep 1981, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
๐จ 12 Sep 1981, Villa 1-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
European Cup
๐จ 19 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
๐จ 23 Sep 1981, Villa 2-2 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Sep 1981, Villa 2-0 Valur, Laugardalsvรถllur
European Cup
๐จ 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
League Cup
๐จ 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 21 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Dynamo Berlin, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark
European Cup
๐ฉ 24 Oct 1981, Villa 3-0 Wolves, Molineux
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
League Cup
๐ฅ 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 4 Nov 1981, Villa 0-1 Dynamo Berlin, Villa Park
European Cup
๐ฅ 7 Nov 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
League Cup
๐จ 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
Division One
๐ฉ 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
League Cup
๐ฉ 28 Nov 1981, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
League Cup
๐ฅ 5 Dec 1981, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
๐ฅ 15 Dec 1981, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Vetch Field
Division One
๐ฅ 19 Dec 1981, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison
Division One
๐ฉ 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
Division One
๐ฉ 5 Jan 1982, Villa 6-0 Notts County, Meadow Lane
FA Cup
๐ฅ 16 Jan 1982, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Meadow Lane
Division One
๐ฅ 20 Jan 1982, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park
League Cup
๐ฉ 23 Jan 1982, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
FA Cup
๐ฅ 30 Jan 1982, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 2 Feb 1982, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 6 Feb 1982, Villa 1-4 United, Old Trafford
Division One
๐จ 10 Feb 1982, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 13 Feb 1982, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FA Cup
๐จ 17 Feb 1982, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 20 Feb 1982, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division One
๐ฉ 27 Feb 1982, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 3 Mar 1982, Villa 0-0 Dynamo Kyiv, Simferopol
European Cup
๐จ 6 Mar 1982, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Division One
๐ฉ 13 Mar 1982, Villa 3-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Mar 1982, Villa 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv, Villa Park
European Cup
๐ฅ 20 Mar 1982, Villa 1-3 Ipswich, Portman Road
Division One
๐ฅ 27 Mar 1982, Villa 3-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Division One
๐ฉ 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 7 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Anderlecht, Villa Park
European Cup
๐ฉ 10 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Southampton, The Dell
Division One
๐ฉ 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 21 Apr 1982, Villa 0-0 Anderlecht, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
European Cup
๐จ 24 Apr 1982, Villa 1-1 Forest, City Ground
Division One
๐ฅ 28 Apr 1982, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
๐จ 1 May 1982, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฅ 5 May 1982, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
๐ฉ 8 May 1982, Villa 1-0 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
๐ฅ 15 May 1982, Villa 1-2 Everton, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 21 May 1982, Villa 3-0 Swansea, Villa Park
Division One
๐ฉ 26 May 1982, Villa 1-0 Bayern, De Kuip
European Cup
On This Day
Saturday, 3 October 1981
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Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 370 | ๐ฉ | 168 ๐จ | 103 ๐ฅ 99 | 1.64
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Top 6
Game #3652
Match Record
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #11
League Match: #9
Manager Game: #370
Saturday, 3 October 1981
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 56 | ๐ฉ W23 (41% ) | ๐จ D16 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L17 (30% ) | โฝ 85 | ๐ฅ 80 | GD 5
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Leeds United
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1973โ74
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Andy Blair
๐ | HT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 62โ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Steve Balcombe
๐ | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Tony Morley
๐จ | Booking, Andy Blair, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Gordon Cowans, Foul
๐จ | Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
Officials
Referee: John Hough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Andy Blair, Foul (1)
๐จ Gordon Cowans, Foul (3)
๐จ Kenny Swain, Foul (9)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐จ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Leeds United
Allan Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Lukic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Frank Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Trevor Cherry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Hart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Hird | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Hamson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Carl Harris | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Peter Barnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Graham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Stephen Balcombe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Byron Stevenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Gwyn Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Leeds United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Leeds United
Match Media
What they Said
"We threw it away.
โWe played for about half and hour, then stopped doing the simple things and started to elaborate.
โThatโs the story of out lives at the moment.
โYoung Balcombeโs goal was a classic.
โSo was the way we handed it to him.โ
Ron Saunders
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1981-82
First Team Squad
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #591 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Hamrun Spartans ๐ฒ๐น Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Wigan Athletic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | #609 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Galway United ๐ฎ๐ช Died
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #617 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Hereford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gary Shelton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #595 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Chester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Robert Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #613 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Colchester United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2026
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Hamrun Spartans ๐ฒ๐น Retired
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Huddersfield Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Forest Green Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #590 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Bradford City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #612 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Brunei Darussalam ๐ฒ๐พ Retired
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Burnley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #608 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Brentford ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #607 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Darlington FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ฎ๐ช | #610 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Blackpool ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Darlington FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Noel Blake | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | #614 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Exeter City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #602 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Crewe Alexandra ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #616 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Stafford Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Nรคrpes Kraft Fotbollsfรถrening ๐ซ๐ฎ Retired
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #618
Winger
Where are they now?
Bristol Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Ernest Borel ๐ญ๐ฐ Died 2024
Matchday Programme
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