Aston Villa
Wednesday, 20 January 1982
1981-82
Quarter Final
Lost
0-1
West Bromwich Albion
League Cup
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,197
๐ฅ 20 Jan 1982, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
On This Day
Wednesday, 20 January 1982
The tie was originally scheduled for 19 December 1981 but was postponed, played one month later the original matchday programme was issued for the rearranged fixture.
A poor performance from the officials, a bizarre half time sending off, more horrendous challenges and the massed ranks of 11 Albion defenders stifling the game see Villa - far from their best form - unable to break through and out of the League Cup at the quarter final stage.
Winger Tony Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ is ๐ฅ sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 97th appearance.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 391 | ๐ฉ | 179 ๐จ | 106 ๐ฅ 107 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3673
Match Record
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #391 |
Tuesday, 19 January 1982
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Darwen, 1978โ1982
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Albion: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 129 | ๐ฉ W58 (45% ) | ๐จ D24 | ๐บ(64% ) | ๐ฅ L47 (36% ) | โฝ 205 | ๐ฅ 188 | GD 17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ | 1' West Bromwich Albion handball missed by referee
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| 32' Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Derek Statham
๐ฅ | 44' West Bromwich Albion handball missed by referee
๐ฅ | 45' West Bromwich Albion handball missed by referee
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
๐ฅ | HT Sending off, Tony Morley, Foul and abusive language
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
๐จ | Booking, Dennis Mortimer
Officials
Referee: Ron Chadwick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Darwen, 1978โ1982
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Dennis Mortimer (11)
Villa Sendings Off
๐ฅ Tony Morley (1)
Opposition Bookings
๐จ
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 |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
West Bromwich Albion
Ronnie Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Mark Grew | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brendon Batson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Aly Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
D John Wile | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Derek Statham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Martin Jol | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Andy King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Owen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve MacKenzie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alistair Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Martyn Bennett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
West Bromwich Albion
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
Match Media

What they Said
"There is no excuse for Tony, as he knows that calling a referee or a linesman what he did can only get him into trouble.
"But where is the sense in it when Alistair Robertson can get away with just a booking for the sort of foul he committed on me in the opening minutes, while a lad gets ordered off for opening his mouth.
"Someone has got to something about it to get the balance right."
Dennis Mortimer.
โIt was a joke. I told the linesman what I thought of him, he told the referee and the referee told me not to bother to come out for the second half.
โWhat am I supposed to do?
โIt was a quarter-final of the League Cup and we were losing 1-0.
โIt was not the first time a hand-bail had been missed In the Albion penalty area what am I expected to call him? A nice lad!
โRobertson went over the top and only got booked.
โIโve never kicked anyone In my life and yet I get sent off.โ
Tony Morley.
"I was still surprised at the decision in view of one or two tackles that went on.
"I was proud of the way team battled, and the way they kept their cool at some of the decisions that went against them.
โI must admit to being worried about the crowd. The atmosphere was festering and If anything else had happened I do not like to think what they would have done."
Ron Saunders.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
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Forwards
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