Game #3631
Aston Villa
21-6-5, 48 PTS
Saturday, 7 March 1981
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
10-7-16, 27 PTS
Roker Park
Attendance: 27,278
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 2' | Gordon Cowans | 19' |
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
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
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 March 1981
Villa climb back to the top of the first division table, level on points with Ipswich as they win for the seventh consecutive League game and eighth time in ten matches with both clubs now seven points clear of their nearest rivals.
It isn’t all good news however as Peter Withe faces another suspension after his eighth booking of the season and Ken McNaught is stretchered off at Roker Park with his ankle in a cast after suspected ligament damage.
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 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #349 |
Saturday, 7 March 1981
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🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
🕒 349 | 🟩 | 160 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Kenny Swain for complaining about a rash Sunderland tackle
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 85' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | (M John Cooke | 🏴 |)
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | 70 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 Mar 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH REPORTS
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