Game #3631
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 March 1981
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
Roker Park
Attendance: 27,278
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Sunderland
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 2' | Gordon Cowans | 19' |
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 March 1981
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Tony Morley, (75 Seconds)
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 23' Booking, Kenny Swain for complaining about a rash Sunderland tackle
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 2-1, (Sunderland), Joe Hinnigan
🔁 | 85' Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 March 1981
Ron Saunders, confined to his sick bed, hands over the reigns to Roy MacLaren as Villa win their seventh game in a row to make it twenty one wins, six draws and five defeats in thirty two League matches this season. As a result Villa go level on points with Ipswich at the top of the Division One table.
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Aston Villa
Sunderland
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #349 |
Saturday, 7 March 1981
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🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
*Absent with illness*
Roy MacLaren (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Auchterarder, 1981
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 349 | 🟩 | 160 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Seel | 🏴 | Carlisle, 1973-1987 🆘
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
🆘 Total failure to control Sunderland's desperate fouls
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 February 1979, Villa 1-1 United, Old Trafford.
Cards: None
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fourth successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.21 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.09 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.30 |
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
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
Ken Knighton | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
RB Joe Hinnigan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Rob Hindmarch | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Kevin Arnott | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 |
F Gary Rowell | 🏴 |
F Stan Cummins | 🏴 |
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 85' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | (M John Cooke | 🏴 |)
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker 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
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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