Game #3653
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 26,358
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Andy Gray, playing at Villa Park for the first time since his £1.4 million move to Molineux two years ago scores his first of the season before being sent off for a lunging tackle on Dennis Mortimer. Wolves though went two ahead in the League Cup 2nd Round before two goals in two minutes and an injury time winner from Tony Morley handed the first leg win to the reigning champions.
Aston Villa
3-2
Wolves
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 90' |
KEY MAN
Des Bremner, shone above all others.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟥 | 54’ Sending off, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Gray
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Joe Gallagher
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Des Bremner
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-2, Andy Blair
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-2, Tony Morley, Assist by Des Bremner
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🔁 | Sub off, Peter Withe, Sub on, Andy Blair
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Wolves in the first leg of the League Cup second round and are now nine games unbeaten.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #12
Manager Game: #371
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 371 | 🟩 | 169 🟨 | 103 🟥 99 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1973-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Clive White
CARDS
Villa
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟥
TEAM NEWS
Tony Morley replaces Andy Blair.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.33 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
D Hugh Atkinson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
M Rafael Villazán | 🇬🇷 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Alan Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟥 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Birch | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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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