Game #3625
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 January 1981


Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,960
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Liverpool

Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 19' | 82' |
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 January 1981
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 January 1981
Ron Saunders' Villa make it three unbeaten in the League after a difficult spell as they beat second placed Liverpool at Villa Park to make it 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty six League matches this season.
Villa cruise past Liverpool at Villa Park to open up a lead at the top of the first division table with no repeat of the Anfield luck that was so helpful for the opposition in the reverse fixture.
Nevertheless the revered Bob Paisley embarrasses himself with a list of excuses including claims that Graeme Souness and Phil Neal were “reserve team players” of whom too much could not be expected for them to “perform like internationals”.
And they wonder why nobody liked them.
The pitiful nature of the opposition was underlned as Bill Shankly championed the depressing, workmanlike football displayed by the Anfield side throughout their unprecedented 1970s success.
If Villa were to lose the title they had already won the battle for football.
Success hides most ills, Liverpool however took that to the extreme.
After 7 games without a goal, Peter Withe 🏴 now has ⚽ two in his last 🕒 three games to make it ⚽ 9 in 🕒 26 appearances so far in his debut season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 scores his 20th goal in Villa shirt on his 🕒 233rd appearance.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #343 |
Saturday, 10 January 1981
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🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 343 | 🟩 | 154 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 Out of step with the pace of the game
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 September 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ken McNaught, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson replaces Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.94 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.15 |
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 | 🤡

Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Colin Irwin | 🏴 |
RB Richard Money | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
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
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 10 Jan 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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