Game #3659
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 October 1981
Lost
12th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 32,652
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-1
Ipswich Town
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa’s recent bogey side and runners up to the reigning champions in last season’s first division, Ipswich, inflict a fourth successive defeat on Ron Saunders’ side as a “peculiar” refereeing performance sees Villa beaten for the first time in fifteen games.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1981
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Russell Osman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town
ON THIS DAY
Bobby Robson brings a defensive Ipswich to Villa Park and lucks into a victory as reigning Champions Villa lose for the first time in fourteen games and the first time in ten League matches to make it three wins, six draws and three defeats in their title defence as they fall back to 12th in the table.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Ipswich Town
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1980-81
FIXTURE HISTORY
Ipswich Town
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #18
League Match: #12
Manager Game: #377
Saturday, 31 October 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 377 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 100 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995 🆘
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Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Ipswich Town
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TEAM NEWS
Kenny Swain replaces Gary Williams.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.96 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
M Steve McCall | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 |
M Arnold Mühren | 🇳🇱 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
CF Alan Brazil | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Robin Turner | 🏴 |
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“It was a bad game and we were awful.”
Ron Saunders.
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