Aston Villa
6-7-9, 25 PTS
Tuesday, 2 February 1982
1981-82
14th (+3)
Won
1-0
Sunderland
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,916
๐ฉ 2 Feb 1982, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | David Geddis | 52' |
Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 52' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Tuesday, 2 February 1982
Villa record a narrow, and desperately needed, ๐ฉ win over second from bottom Sunderland to climb back to 14th in the table.
Villa ๐ฉ win for the first time in four League games to make it ๐ฉ six wins, ๐จ seven draws and ๐ฅ nine defeats after ๐ 22 matches of their title defence.
Midfielder Gary Shelton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ first appearance for 29 months and his first 126 games as he makes his ๐ 26th and final appearance in a Villa shirt. Shelton would move on to Sheffield Wednesday in March for a fee of ยฃ50,000 and leave with a record of ๐ฉ W10 ๐จ D10 ๐ฅ L8, โฝ 8 Goals and ๐ฅ 3 Assists however all his โฝ ๐ฅ goal involvements game in his first ๐ 17 games and all in the 1978-79 season, a start upon which he was unable to build.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 225th start in a Villa shirt (240 Appearances) to make it ๐ฉ W110 ๐จ D62 ๐ฅ L68, โฝ 33 Goals and ๐ฅ 31 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 394 | ๐ฉ | 181 ๐จ | 106 ๐ฅ 108 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3676
Match Record
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #394 |
Tuesday, 2 February 1982
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Keyworth, 1978-1982
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 142 | ๐ฉ W62 (44% ) | ๐จ D34 | ๐บ(68% ) | ๐ฅ L46 (32% ) | โฝ 246 | ๐ฅ 229 | GD 17
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Sunderland
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Gary Shelton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1978-82 ๐ 26 | โ 25 ๐ (1) | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ 3 | ๐บ 11 | #595 |
Match Timeline
๐ | 30' Sub off, Colin Gibson, Sub on, Terry Bullivant
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
โฝ | 52โ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Peter Withe
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
๐จ | Booking, Brendan Ormsby, Persistent fouling
Officials
Referee: Brian Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Keyworth, 1978-1982
Linesmen: K. A. Clewer (Worcester); D. E. Wise (Malvern)
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Brendan Ormsby, Persistent fouling (3)
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 Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Gary Shelton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Sunderland
Alan Durban | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
GK Barry Siddall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Joe Hinnigan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Barry Venison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gordon Chisholm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jeff Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Shaun Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Rob Hindmarch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nick Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M John Cooke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Tom Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Alan Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | LB Nick Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Colin West | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Andy Blair, Brendan Ormsby (first start in 17) and Gary Shelton (first start since 8 September 1979) replace Gary Williams, Dennis Mortimer and Allan Evans.
Sunderland
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ 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 Gary Shelton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Sunderland
Goalkeepers
GK Barry Siddall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Gordon Chisholm | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Jeff Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Shaun Elliott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Rob Hindmarch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Joe Hinnigan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Barry Venison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nick Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M John Cooke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Tom Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Alan Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Colin West | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media

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