๐ฅ 19 Dec 1981, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 19 December 1981
A third successive League defeat and Villa are a "faded force", "running around in circles" and "getting nowhere".
Reigning Champions Villa make it ๐ฉ four wins, ๐จ seven draws and ๐ฅ seven defeats in their title defence.
Centre back Noel Blake ๐ฏ๐ฒ makes his first appearance in 19 months as the reserve team player is a surprise call up 74 games after his equally surprising three game spell in 1979-80 amidst Villaโs worst injury crisis in decades. Blakeโs fourth appearance in a Villa shirt would also be his last before moving on to Birmingham City for a fee of ยฃ55,000 in September 1982.
Left back Colin Gibson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 100th start in a Villa shirt (104 Appearances).
Midfielder Terry Bullivant ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ first appearance in 21 months and first for 83 games.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 387 | ๐ฉ | 176 ๐จ | 106 ๐ฅ 105 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3669
Match Record
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #28
League Match: #18
Manager Game: #387
Saturday, 19 December 1981
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Seel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Everton: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 149 | ๐ฉ W56 (38% ) | ๐จ D34 | ๐บ(60% ) | ๐ฅ L59 (40% ) | โฝ 240 | ๐ฅ 250 | GD -10
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Everton
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1969-70
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด CB Noel Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1980-81 ๐ 4 | โ 4 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | #614 |
Match Timeline
โ | 5โ Missed penalty, (Everton), Trevor Ross
๐ฅ
| 21โ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Mick Lyons
๐ | HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 90โ+ Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Peter Eastoe
๐ | FT Everton 2-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Terry Donovan, Dissent
๐จ | Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
Officials
Referee: Colin Seel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Carlisle, 1974-1985
Linesmen: K. N. Maughan (Whaley Bridge); A. R. Morton (Cleveleys)
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Allan Evans, Dissent (22)
โญ Club Record
๐จ Terry Donovan, Dissent (1)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Noel Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Everton
Howard Kendall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Neville Southall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Higgins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Mick Lyons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Paul Lodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Howard Kendall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Alan Irvine | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Eastoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Graeme Sharp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Joe McBride | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Terry Donovan (first start in 20), Terry Bullivant (first appearance since 22 March 1980) and Noel Blake (first appearance since 3 May 1980) replace Gary Williams, Eamonn Deacy and Gary Shaw.
Everton
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Noel Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Everton
Goalkeepers
GK Neville Southall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Mark Higgins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Mick Lyons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Gary Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Paul Lodge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Howard Kendall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Alan Irvine | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Joe McBride | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Peter Eastoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Graeme Sharp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Match Media

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