Game #3626
Aston Villa
16-6-5, 38 PTS
Saturday, 17 January 1981
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Coventry City
9-6-12, 24 PTS
Highfield Road
Attendance: 27,020
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Coventry City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 65' |
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 January 1981
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
⚽ | 65' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Tony Morley
🥅 | 71' Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Mark Hateley
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 January 1981
Villa make it 🟩 three wins in four unbeaten League games since their shock defeat to Brighton to make it 🟩 sixteen wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty seven League matches this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Villa remain top of the first division but have to share top spot with Ipswich who won their game in hand. Liverpool sit two points behind.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th start in a Villa shirt (190 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W85 🟨 D51 🟥 L54, ⚽ 24 Goals and 🔥 24 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.96 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores for the ⚽ third time in 🕒 four games to record his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 27th appearance.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 51st appearance at a rate of one every 2.55 games.
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #344 |
Saturday, 17 January 1981
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🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1977-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 344 | 🟩 | 155 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1977-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 🟨
🆘 Shocking failure to award a penalty on 54'
This game signified the final day of English football's use of the continental style card system. Originally used from 1976 to 1981, the use of coloured cards was suspended by the FA, who believed their existence stoked football violents. Cautions and sending offs were unaffected during the period but once again coloured cards were to no longer be shown on field.
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.17 |
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
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
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Mick Ferguson | 🏴 | (CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Jan 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road