Game #3663
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Drew
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Middlesbrough
Attendance: 12,522
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough
3-3
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 61' | Peter Withe | 65' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gary Shaw, put Villa 3-1 up but they are held to their seventh draw in fourteen League games to leave the reigning champions thirteen points off the top, Saturday, 21 November 1981.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 November 1981
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🥅 | 13' Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough, pen), Tony McAndrew
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Gary Shaw
⚽ | 65' Goal, 3-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | 71' Goal, 3-2, (Middlesbrough), Billy Ashcroft
🥅 | 76' Goal, 3-3, (Middlesbrough), Billy Ashcroft
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 3-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa score more in one game than in their previous five matches but can only draw with second from bottom Boro as they make it three wins, seven draws and four defeats in their title defence as they fall back to 15th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #22
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #381
Saturday, 21 November 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 381 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.80 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.01 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bobby Murdoch | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB Mick Baxter | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Colin Ross | 🏴 |
M Heini Otto | 🇳🇱 |
F Terry Cochrane | 🇬🇧 |
CF Billy Woof | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Shearer | 🏴 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Billy Woof | 🏴 | (CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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