Game #3630
Aston Villa
20-6-5, 46 PTS
Saturday, 28 February 1981


Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
9-8-14, 26 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 34,693
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 83' |
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 February 1981
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 83' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 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
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 February 1981
Villa see off an obstinate Wolves to make it six consecutive League wins. The game though is overshadowed by Wolves' Peter Daniel breaking his leg during a 50-50 tackle with Villa's Tony Morley.
Meanwhile, down in East Anglia, Ipswich boss Bobby Robson shows his nerves with some strange post match comments.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 six wins in a row to make it 🟩 twenty wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 thirty one League matches this season.
Villa however still sit in second place in the Division One table two points behind leaders Ipswich who also continue their winning streak.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 🥅 concedes his 200th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 187th appearance (1.07 per Game).
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux

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
Wolverhampton Wanderers


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #348 |
Saturday, 28 February 1981
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🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 348 | 🟩 | 159 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.19 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.07 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.28 |
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Barnwell | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB John McAlle | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Peter Daniel | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |)

🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
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

🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
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
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Feb 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH REPORTS
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