Game #3658
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
Attendance: 19,491
Won
League Cup 2nd Round
2nd Round
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Molineux
A Gordon Cowans brace extends Villa's unbeaten run to fourteen as they win at Molineux for the second successive game and progress to the League Cup third round.
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 30' Booking, Peter Withe
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Richards
⚽ | 88' Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, pen
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win successive games against Wolves and make it three wins in a row against the Molineux men.
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: #17
Manager Game: #376
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up from the team that beat the same opposition in the League last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.95 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Brazier | 🏴 |
M Alan Birch | 🏴 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF John Richards | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 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
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PROGRAMME
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