Game #3634
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,467
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | David Geddis | 43' | Gary Williams | 45' |
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 March 1981
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Allan Evans o.g.
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Morley, Assist by David Geddis
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Southampton
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 March 1981
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the eighth time in ten games to make it twenty two wins, seven draws and six defeats in thirty five League matches this season and remain a point behind leaders Ipswich in second in the Division One table.
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Aston Villa
Southampton
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #352 |
Saturday, 28 March 1981
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🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 352 | 🟩 | 161 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.15 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.36 |
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, 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 David Geddis | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Peter Wells | 🏴 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
RB Steve Baker | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Ball | 🏴 | (F David Puckett | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
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 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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