Game #3654
Saturday, 10 October 1981
Attendance: 16,306
Drew
Division One
16th= (+1)
Coventry City
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Highfield Road
Villa draw for the sixth successive League game as the reigning champions sit 16th after eight games of their title defence.
Coventry City
1-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 21' |
KEY MAN
Jimmy Rimmer saves Villa
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Tony Morley
🟨 | 25' Booking, Des Bremner, Foul
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in seven League games but now have just one win, six draws and two defeats in their title defence as they sit 16th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #13
League Match: #9
Manager Game: #372
Saturday, 10 October 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.90 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
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 David Geddis | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
D Steve Jacobs | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
W Steve Whitton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ruud Kaiser | 🇳🇱 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ray Gooding | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
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