Game #3682
Aston Villa

Saturday, 27 February 1982
12th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 72' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Peter Withe, Foul
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Mark Jones (debut) replaces Kenny Swain.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.30 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.07 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.28 |
Tony Barton 🏴 extends Villa's unbeaten run to three League games and 🟩 two wins to climb to 12th in the table for the first time since October as Villa fly out for their quarter final European Cup tie in the Crimea.
Villa makes it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 ten defeats after 🕒 27 games of their title defence.
Right back Mark Jones 🏴 20 makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 617th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.

Won
2-1
🟩 27 Feb 1982, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans (pen) | 5' | Gary Shaw | 19' |
Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 19' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mark Jones
🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Coventry City), Garry Thompson
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans (pen)
⚽ | 19' Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
🟥 | 65’ Sending off, (Coventry City), Garry Thompson, Kick
🔁 | 72' Sub off, Allan Evans, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Foul
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 27 February 1982

Manager: Tony Barton (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Derek Owen | 🏴 | Wirral, 1979-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Referee: Derek Owen | 🏴 | Wirral, 1979-1982
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 RB Mark Jones | 🏴 | #617 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances:
None
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 2 🟥 1 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)