Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Aston Villa
1-2
Ipswich Town
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Game #3679
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,495
Tuesday, 14 April 1981
Position:
1st (-)
AT A GLANCE
Game #3679
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #355 |
Tuesday, 14 April 1981
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 33.20 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 19.41 |
TEAM NEWS
Gary Williams and Gary Shaw replace Dennis Mortimer and David Geddis.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
QUOTE OF THE DAY
MATCH PROGRAMME
LEAGUE TABLE
STARTING LINE UP
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
RB Gary Williams |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M Des Bremner |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gordon Cowans |
W Tony Morley |
CF Peter Withe |
F Gary Shaw |
THE OPPOSITION
Cooper, Butcher, Osman, Mills, McCall, Wark, Thijssen, Mühren, Gates (g), Mariner, Brazil (g). Manager: Bobby Robson.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town)
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town
Goal, 1-1, (Ipswich Town)
Goal, 1-2, Gary Shaw
HT Aston Villa 1-2 Ipswich Town
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose to championship rivals Ipswich to allow the Portman Road club to close within a point of leaders Villa.
KEY MAN
Gary Shaw, consolation but Villa stay top, Tuesday, 14 April 1981.
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