Game #3666
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wigan Athletic
Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,362
Wigan Athletic
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 87' |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
Wigan Athletic
GK Roy Tunks | 🏴 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
RB Dave Glenn | 🏴 |
CB Colin Methven | 🇮🇳 |
M Clive Evans | 🏴 |
M Graham Barrow | 🏴 |
M Mark Wignall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Kevin Sheldon | 🏴 |
F Les Bradd | 🏴 |
CF Micky Quinn | 🏴 |
CF Peter Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Wignall | 🏴 | (M Jeff Wright | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
Villa face Wigan Athletic for the first time in competitive football, Wigan become the 119th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Ron Saunders' Villa beat fourth division Wigan in the League Cup to make it five games unbeaten and three wins.
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