Game #3678
Wednesday, 10 February 1982
Attendance: 24,287
Drew
Division One
15th= (-)
Southampton
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Villa Park
Tony Barton takes charge of Villa for the first time as the Villa Park crowd leave the board and chairman with little doubt on whose side they sit. On the pitch Villa recapture some of the form of 80-81 in Ron Saunders' absence.
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 44' Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Kevin Keegan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Southampton
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa draw with Southampton in Tony Barton's first game in charge as Villa boss to make it six wins, eight draws and ten defeats after 24 games of their title defence.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Wednesday, 10 February 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Howard Taylor | 🏴 | Oadby, 1980-1989
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Taylor | 🏴 | Oadby, 1980-1989
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ken McNaught and Gary Williams replace Colin Gibson and Terry Bullivant.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.99 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.02 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.16 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Ivan Katalinić | 🇭🇷 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 |
CB Malcolm Waldron | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
LB Steve Baker | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M George Lawrence | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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
"The manager [Ron Saunders] always had complete control over the playing side of the club.”
Ron Bendall in a statement from his Isle of Man home, Tuesday, 9 February 1982.
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"Differences arose when the manager wanted to be responsible for the complete control of the club to which the board could not agree.
“During the last few days the board have also become concerned about reports reaching the Press relating confidential matters which they were inquiring into.”
Board statement, Wednesday, 10 February 1982
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"It is completely misleading [the Board statement].
“I have been employed as manager - not team manager.
“At no time have I endeavoured to seek more responsibility than I have had since I first joined the club.
"It would also appear the board are offended by revelations that I needed to sell players before buying.
“It was my right and part of my job to keep supporters informed.
“The fact that the public were not completely aware of the situation endorses how much I have shielded the board I wanted to able manage as I saw fit.”
Ron Saunders, Wednesday, 10 February 1982.
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"I won’t be walking in with a transfer request but it is firmly in mind that I want to get away.”
Tony Morley helps things once again, Wednesday, 10 February 1982.
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"I was delighted with the team's attitude [during the draw with Southampton].
“But deep down I was also pleased for Ron Saunders, because it was the type of performance he would have expected."
Tony Barton, Wednesday, 10 February 1982.
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“ABERDEEN manager Alex Ferguson has emerged as one the favourites for the Aston Villa job following the resignation of Ron Saunders Newspaper reports in England today claimed the Pittodrie boss was "high on the list of candidates.”
Aberdeen Evening Express, Thursday, 11 February 1982
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