Game #3693
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 April 1982
Won
11th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 21,098
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Tony Barton's Villa snatch a fifth successive win in all competitions in a perfect warm up for their European Cup semi final in Belgium as they climb to 11th in the table - their highest position since October.
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-0
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 27' |
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Saturday, 17 April 1982
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa win for the fourth successive League game as Tony Barton's men make it seven wins, three draws and two defeats under the new boss.
In total Barton had now led Villa for sixteen games and delivered nine wins, four draws and three defeats since taking over from Ron Saunders whose record over 35 games in 1981-82 had been fifteen wins, eight draws and twelve losses.
Villa’s unsuccessful title defence now consisted of thirteen wins, ten draws and twelve defeats after 35 games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 17 April 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Andy Blair and Pat Heard replace Des Bremner and Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.21 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.35 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Bobby Murdoch | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
D Ian Bailey | 🏴 |
D Darren Wood | 🏴 |
CB Mick Baxter | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Heini Otto | 🇳🇱 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF David Shearer | 🏴 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 | (CF Garry MacDonald | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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