Game #3663
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Drew
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,522
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
Middlesbrough
3-3
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 61' | Peter Withe | 65' |
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
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
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Villa ⚽ score for the first time in five games but can only 🟨 draw with second from bottom Boro - their 🟨 seventh League draw in fourteen as the reigning champions sit fourteenth in the table thirteen points off the top.
Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 four defeats in their title defence.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 scores his ⚽ 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 227th appearance (212 Starts) to make it 🟩 W103 🟨 D62 🟥 L62, ⚽ 30 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.85 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Left back Eamonn Deacy 🇮🇪 makes his 🕒 fourteenth appearance in a Villa shirt and his first in seven months.
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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: ❌
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #22
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #381
Saturday, 21 November 1981
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🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
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 | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 381 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1981-1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Gary Williams, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
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 |
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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 | 🏴 |
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Billy Woof | 🏴 | (CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |)
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 21 Nov 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome
MATCH REPORTS
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