Game #3668
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 15 December 1981
Lost
17th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,191
Swansea City
Vetch Field
Reigning champions Villa lose successive League games as surprise package Swansea go top of the table. By contrast Villa slump to seventeenth, fourteen points behind.
Swansea City
2-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Jimmy Rimmer, kept the score down as Swansea top the League.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 15 December 1981
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Swansea City), Robbie James
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Max Thompson
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-2, (Swansea City), Robbie James
🕒 | HT Swansea City 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Ivor Linton 🔴
🕒 | FT Swansea City 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, David Geddis, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose for the second successive Division One game to make it four wins, seven draws and six defeats in their title defence. Meanwhile, Ivor Linton made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Peterborough in July 1982. Linton played for Villa between 1976-77 and 1981-82 making 30 appearances.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swansea City
Previous 5 vs. Swansea: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #27
League Match: #17
Manager Game: #386
Tuesday, 15 December 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 386 | 🟩 | 176 🟨 | 106 🟥 104 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Unknown
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Swansea City
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.08 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Toshack | 🏴 |
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 David Geddis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Swansea City
GK Dai Davies | 🏴 |
CB Max Thompson | 🏴 |
D Nigel Stevenson | 🏴 |
D Ante Rajković | 🇧🇦 |
M Gary Stanley | 🏴 |
M Chris Marustik | 🏴 |
M John Mahoney | 🏴 |
M Robbie James | 🏴 |
M Leighton James | 🏴 |
CF Alan Curtis | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Brian Attley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
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
🔴 M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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