Game #3689
Aston Villa

Tuesday, 30 March 1982
14th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
Not recorded
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Dennis Mortimer and Gary Williams replace Terry Bullivant and Mark Jones.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.16 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.37 |
Villa recover from successive defeats as a defensive Albion once again focus on the offside trap over football but this time Villa triumph ahead of their European Cup semi final date with Anderlecht.
Reigning Champions Villa stop a run of 🟥 two League defeats as Tony Barton's men 🏴 make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 two defeats under the new boss to record 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 twelve defeats after 🕒 32 games of their title defence.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 80th appearance doing so at a rate of one every 1.62 games.

Won
2-1
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 49' | Peter Withe | 70' |
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 49' | Gordon Cowans | 70' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Tuesday, 30 March 1982

Manager: Tony Barton (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLW |
Referee: Unknown
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
West Bromwich Albion

Villa Park
Attendance: 28,440
GK Mark Grew | 🏴 |
RB Alan Webb | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
Not Recorded
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League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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