Game #3632
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 March 1981
Drew
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,182
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-3
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 16' | Dennis Mortimer | 68' |
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 March 1981
⚽ | 16' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 28' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 46' Goal, 2-1, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
🥅 | 66' Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
⚽ | 68' Goal, 3-2, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 88' Goal, 2-3, (Manchester United, pen), Sammy McIlroy
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 March 1981
Ron Saunders' Villa end a run of seven wins with a high-scoring draw despite being two up at half time. As a result, Villa make it twenty one wins, seven draws and five defeats in thirty three League matches this season. Courtesy of Ipswich's win, Villa fall back to second in the Division One table, a point behind the Portman Road outfit.
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #350 |
Saturday, 14 March 1981
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🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 350 | 🟩 | 160 🟨 | 96 🟥 94 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darryl Reeves | 🏴 | Uxbridge, 1975-1989
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 3 March 1980, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
Cards: None
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fifth successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.22 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.11 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.32 |
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa 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
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Moran | 🇮🇪 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mike Duxbury | 🏴 |
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
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa 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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
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
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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