Game #3670
Aston Villa
Monday, 28 December 1981
Won
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 24,287
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Villa win for the first time in four League games as Dennis Mortimer returns to the side after eight matches out through injury and creates Tony Morley’s goal to beat Brighton and move back to 14th in the table.
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-0
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 62' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 December 1981
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, David Geddis, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa stop a run of three League losses to make it five wins, seven draws and seven defeats in their title defence.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #29
League Match: #19
Manager Game: #388
Monday, 28 December 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 388 | 🟩 | 177 🟨 | 106 🟥 105 | 1.64
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Trevor Spencer
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨 🟨
Brighton & Hove Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams and Dennis Mortimer replace Noel Blake and Terry Bullivant.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.29 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.90 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.04 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Mike Bailey | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Graham Moseley (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | (CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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