Game #3699
Saturday, 8 May 1982
Attendance: 19,615
Won
Division One
11th (-)
West Bromwich Albion
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
The Hawthorns
Pat Heard is the hero at the Hawthorns as he secures victory for reigning champions and European Cup finalists Villa whilst Cyrille Regis is sent off for Albion after a tussle with Ken McNaught.
West Brom
0-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 89' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
🟥 | 75' Sending off, (West Bromwich Albion), Cyrille Regis
⚽ | 89' Goal, 1-0, Pat Heard, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Jimmy Rimmer, Deliberate handball
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa win for the first time in four League games and make it eight Division One wins, five draws and four defeats under Tony Barton.
In total Barton had now led Villa for twenty two games and delivered ten wins, seven draws and five 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 fourteen wins, twelve draws and fourteen defeats after 40 games.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #58 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 8 May 1982
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1976-1991
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Pat Heard replaces Tony Morley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.87 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.26 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.47 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Pat Heard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Romeo Zondervan | 🇳🇱 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
F Derek Monaghan | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 🟥 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
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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