Game #3695
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 April 1982
Drew
12th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 18,213
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Villa are held at the City Ground by Forest but the European finalists remain unbeaten in seven under Tony Barton and now have just three defeats in seventeen under Ron Saunders' successor in a huge about turn in form. Meanwhile, despite Anderlecht having been squarely blamed for the trouble in Belgium after their failure to follow UEFA protocols, the beaten side make increasingly desperate moves to have Villa expelled from the competition in an unseemly response to their European Cup exit.
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 1982
🥅 | 12' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), David Needham
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 58' Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🔁 | 65' Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa make it five League games unbeaten and under Tony Barton now have seven Division One wins, four draws and two defeats.
In total Barton had now led Villa for eighteen games and delivered nine wins, six 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, eleven draws and twelve defeats after 36 games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #54 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 24 April 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 6 🟥 3 | 1.83
Career Form:
Top 4
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
David Richardson
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Barton names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.22 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.44 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
CB David Needham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Jürgen Röber | 🇩🇪 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 |
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 Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“Ban Villa from Euro final' BELGIAN soccer club Andedecht have asked UEFA (the European Football Union) to expel Aston Villa from the European Cup.
“The English champions reached the final on Wednesday when they held Anderlecht to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their semi-final in Brussels in a match marred by crowd trouble.
“The game was interrupted for several minutes when a small section of Villa fans rioted behind one of the goals.
“Anderlecht official Michael Verschueren said to-day that the club had informed UEFA about the incidents and had called for Villa's expulsion or, failing that, a replay of the second leg.
“Following the incidents, during which Villa fans clashed with baton-wielding police and Anderlecht supporters, 27 people were taken to hospital.
“Verscheuren said the Anderlecht appeal was based on the appearance of a Villa fan on the pitch as Anderlecht striker Kenneth Brylle was about to shoot.
“He drove over the Villa bar—the last action before the game was interrupted in the 20th minute. Villa are due to meet West Germany's Bayern Munich in the final in Rotterdam on May 26.”
Friday, 23 April 1982
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“European Cup finalists Aston Villa are appealing to the Sports Minister Neil MacFarlane to help them as UEFA prepare to probe the rioting that marred their semi-final win against Anderlecht.
“The Belgians want the club expelled or forced to replay the second leg, this they drew 0-0.”
Sunday, 25 April 1982.
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