Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 January 1982
1981-82
4th Round
Won
1-0
Bristol City
FA Cup
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,279
๐ฉ 23 Jan 1982, Villa 1-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 78' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 78' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 23 January 1982
Villa secure a ๐ฉ narrow victory at third division Bristol City in the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to a second half โฝ goal from Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Des Bremner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ is ruled out through injury and misses his first game since joining the club in 1979.
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa recover from their Quarter Final defeat in the League Cup last time out to beat third division Bristol City in the FA Cup and make it ๐ฉ two wins in eight in all competitions.
Forward Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 100th start in a Villa shirt (102 Appearances).
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 275th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Right back Kenny Swain ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 150th ๐ appearance in a Villa shirt.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 392 | ๐ฉ | 180 ๐จ | 106 ๐ฅ 107 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3674
Match Record
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #392 |
Saturday, 23 January 1982
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kettering, 1979-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 38 | ๐ฉ W20 (53% ) | ๐จ D10 | ๐บ(79% ) | ๐ฅ L8 (21% ) | โฝ 59 | ๐ฅ 38 | GD 21
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Bristol City
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bristol City
โฝ | 78' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bristol City
Officials
Referee: Brian Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kettering, 1979-1995
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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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 |
M Andy Blair | 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 |
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 |
Bristol City
Roy Hodgson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Jan Mรถller | ๐ธ๐ช |
RB Paul Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gerry Sweeney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Peter Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Terry Boyle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Tainton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Mann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Russell Musker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Chris Garland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Mick Harford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Chris Garland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Ricky Chandler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Andy Blair replaces Des Bremner.
Bristol City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Bristol City
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
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