Game #3687
Aston Villa
9-10-11, 37 PTS

Saturday, 20 March 1982
13th (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
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 |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
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 Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
๐ | LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | for M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 70' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Andy Blair, Terry Donovan and Terry Bullivant replace Des Bremner, Dennis Mortimer and Peter Withe.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 34.13 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.34 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-82 ๐ 25 | โ 25 ๐ (0) | โฝ 11 | ๐ฅ 3 | ๐บ 4 | #610 |
On This Day
A weakened Villa side - without centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, midfielders Dennis Mortimer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ and Des Bremner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ - put in their first poor performance under Tony Barton ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ and are well beaten by title chasing Ipswich.
Reigning Champions Villa make it ๐ฉ nine wins, ๐จ ten draws and ๐ฅ eleven defeats after ๐ 30 games of their title defence.
Centre forward Terry Donovan ๐ฎ๐ช 24 makes his ๐ 25th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Burnley for ยฃ25,000 in February 1983. Donovan had made ๐ 15 appearances in 1979-80 โฝ scoring 5 before returning to the team in 1981-82 for a further ๐ 10 games and โฝ 6 goals to leave with a record of ๐ฉ W12 ๐จ D6 ๐ฅ L7, โฝ 11 Goals and ๐ฅ 3 Assists.
Left back Pat Heard ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 10th appearance in a Villa shirt and his first in 22 months and first in 92 games as he contributes his ๐ฅ first assist for the club.
Starting XI
๐
โ
โฝ
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
GK Sub
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
โ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Ken McNaught | 77' |
Assist(s) | Pat Heard | 77' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 25' Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), John Wark
๐ฅ
| 45' Goal, 0-2, (Ipswich Town), Steve McCall
๐ | HT Ipswich Town 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 69โ Goal, 0-3, (Ipswich Town), Eric Gates
๐ | 70' Sub off, Andy Blair, Sub on, Pat Heard
โฝ | 77โ Goal, 1-3, Ken McNaught, Assist by Pat Heard
๐ | FT Ipswich Town 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 20 March 1982
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton (Caretaker) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Alan Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Portsmouth, 1974-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Alan Robinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Portsmouth, 1974-1986
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 10 | ๐ฉ | 4 ๐จ | 4 ๐ฅ 2 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Ipswich are a good side.
"They have quality players and if you are foolish enough to do what we didโallow them to play - they will murder you.โ
Jimmy Rimmer.
โ[It was] the worst [performance] since I took over.
"We can't complain about the result.
โWe were second-best all through.โ
Tony Barton.
Division One
Ipswich Town
16-3-9, 51 PTS
Portman Road
Attendance: 20,407
GK Laurie Sivell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Steggles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB George Burley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Russell Osman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mick Mills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Arnold Mรผhren | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Steve McCall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M John Wark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Kevin O'Callaghan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
F Eric Gates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Alan Brazil | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Bobby Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
D Irvin Gernon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1981-82
Playing Squad




































