Game #3667
Saturday, 5 December 1981
Attendance: 32,487
Lost
Division One
16th= (-3)
Manchester City
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Maine Road
Manchester's smaller club receive the benefit of a shocking refereeing decision that allows them to take a free kick despite a stricken Villa player needing treatment for a head wound. Des Bremner would require stitches but Shaw and Manchester City stooped low to secure tainted points.
Manchester City
1-0
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Don Shaw, cheated Villa
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Dennis Tueart
🕒 | FT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose for the first time in six in all competitions to make it four wins, seven draws and five defeats in their title defence.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #26
League Match: #16
Manager Game: #385
Saturday, 5 December 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the fifth successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.84 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Bond | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🤡 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Age Hareide | 🇳🇴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“Des Bremner need four stitches in his scalp yet City were allowed to take the free kick.”
Ron Saunders.
