Game #3632
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 March 1981


Drew
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,182
🟨 14 Mar 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-3

Manchester United

Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 16' | Dennis Mortimer | 68' |
🟨 14 Mar 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
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
🟨 14 Mar 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.
Gary Shaw 🏴, crowned PFA young player of the year, puts Villa ahead having seen his side run United ragged but ultimately Villa are held to a 3-3 draw for the second time this season by their opponents thanks to a last minute penalty.
Meanwhile, Ipswich boss Bobby Robson continues to show his fear with a new round of strange, self-entitled after match comments, all of which come as music to Ron Saunders' ears.
Following his latest utterings, Robson's Ipswich are accused of being “petulant”, “histrionic” and “rolling round... trying to get others booked” by their opponents.
Although Ipswich take a one point lead over Villa at the top of the table it's clear that Ron Saunders’ men have by far the cooler heads, focus and talent in a head to head title race with Bobby Robson’s talented but petulant and precious side.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 ⚽ scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 72nd appearance (70 Starts) at a rate of a goal every 2.40 games.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 makes it ⚽ 15 for the season and ⚽ 5 in his last 🕒 4 games.
🟨 14 Mar 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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 Mar 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 Mar 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
🕒 350 | 🟩 | 160 🟨 | 96 🟥 94 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 14 Mar 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
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
🟨 14 Mar 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 |
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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 Mar 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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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 Mar 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 14 Mar 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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 14 Mar 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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