Game #3688
Aston Villa
9-10-12, 37 PTS

Saturday, 27 March 1982
14th (-1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mark Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | 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 |
LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
M Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Peter Withe, Mark Jones and Pat Heard replace Andy Blair, Terry Donovan and Gary Williams.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 34.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.36 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด CF Terry Bullivant | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1979-82 ๐ 14 | โ 11 ๐ (3) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | ๐บ 11 | #608 |
On This Day
Villa and Arsenal fight out in a fabulous attacking game but despite taking a 2-0 first half lead at Highbury with Pat Heard ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scoring one and creating one Villa come out second best on a thrilling day and make it consecutive - though very different - defeats under Tony Barton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
After eight League games Barton ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎhas now ๐ฉ won three, ๐จ drawn three and ๐ฅ lost twice to make it ๐ฉ nine wins, ๐จ ten draws and ๐ฅ twelve defeats after ๐ 31 games of Villa's title defence.
Midfielder Terry Bullivant ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 25 makes his ๐ 14th & final appearance in a Villa shirt (11 Starts) before moving on to Charlton Athletic in July for a fee of ยฃ90,000. Bullivant made 7 appearances in 1979-80 before not being selected for 21 months. Bullivant returned to the first team set up for a further 7 appearances in 1981-82 and left with a record of ๐ฉ W4 ๐จ D2 ๐ฅ L8.
Left back Pat Heard ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ first goal in a Villa shirt and creates an ๐ฅ assist for the second successive game on his ๐ 11th appearance.
Starting XI

Lost
3-4
๐ฅ 27 Mar 1982, Villa 3-4 Arsenal, Highbury
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 19' | Tony Morley | 38' | Pat Heard | 65' |
Assist(s) | Pat Heard | 38' | Tony Morley | 65' |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 2โ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland
โฝ | 19โ Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw
๐ฅ
| 24โ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
โฝ | 38โ Goal, 2-2, Tony Morley, Assist by Pat Heard
๐ | HT Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 56โ Goal, 2-3, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
๐ฅ
| 63โ Goal, 2-4, (Arsenal), Raphael Meade
โฝ | 65โ Goal, 3-4, Pat Heard, Assist by Tony Morley
๐ | FT Arsenal 4-3 Aston Villa
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 27 March 1982
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tony Barton (Caretaker) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Cliff Maskell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire, 1977-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 2-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 3-4
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Cliff Maskell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cambridgeshire, 1977-1982
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tony Barton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1982-1984
๐ 11 | ๐ฉ | 4 ๐จ | 4 ๐ฅ 3 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 24,756
GK George Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB David OโLeary | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Chris Whyte | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Kenny Sansom | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stewart Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Hollins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Brian Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Graham Rix | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Alan Sunderland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Raphael Meade | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Terry Neill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF John Hawley | 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
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1978โ79
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1981-82
Playing Squad




































