Game #3672
Saturday, 16 January 1982
Attendance: 9,590
Lost
Division One
15th= (-1)
Notts County
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Meadow Lane
Villa concede late to hand County - beaten 6-0 by Villa last time out - their first win in three months after a thuggish tackle on Dennis Mortimer prompts a war of words.
Notts County
1-0
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Notts County 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Trevor Christie
🕒 | FT Notts County 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose for the fourth time in five League games as they are defeated by a side they hit six past just eleven days earlier. As a result, Villa make it five wins, seven draws and eight defeats in their title defence.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Notts County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1893-94
FIXTURE HISTORY
Notts County
Previous 5 vs. Notts County: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #390 |
Saturday, 16 January 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Peter Withe replaces David Geddis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.17 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Sirrell | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Notts County
GK Radojko Avramović | 🇷🇸 |
D Tristan Benjamin | 🏴 |
CB Pedro Richards | 🏴 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Goodwin | 🏴 |
M Don Masson | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Hooks | 🏴 |
W Gordon Mair | 🏴 |
W John Chiedozie | 🇳🇬 | 🔁 |
CF Ian McParland | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Chiedozie | 🇳🇬 | (CF Trevor Christie | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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
“Trevor Christie charged in to win a header with one knee raised, and caught me in the back.
"It was clearly intentional yet the referee let him go. Now I can hardly move."
Dennis Mortimer.