Game #3635
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 April 1981
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 26,032
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
2-4
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 24' | Gary Shaw | 33' | Kenny Swain | 49' | Dennis Mortimer | 55' |
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 April 1981
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City, pen), Steve Lynex
⚽ | 24' Goal, 1-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-1, Des Bremner, Assist by Gary Shaw
🥅 | 44' Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Steve Lynex
🕒 | HT Leicester City 2-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 49' Goal, 3-2, Peter Withe, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 55' Goal, 4-2, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-4 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
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 April 1981
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa win for the 🟩 ninth time in eleven games to make it 🟩 twenty three wins, 🟨 seven draws and 🟥 six defeats in thirty six League matches this season.
Villa wrestle back top spot in the first division after a three game absence and have now sat top of the pile for nineteen of the last twenty five match days.
Ron Saunders’ 🏴 men open up a one point lead over Ipswich and are six points clear of the chasing pack with six to play.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (73 Starts).
Centre forward Peter Withe's 🏴 ⚽ third brace in 🕒 five games takes him to ⚽ 17 goals in 🕒 34 appearances in his debut season.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt.in 🕒 84 appearances.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 25th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 60th appearance at a rate of one every 2.40 games.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 115th appearance at a rate of one every 5.75 games.
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #353 |
Saturday, 4 April 1981
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🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1980-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 353 | 🟩 | 162 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1980-1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter Withe replaces David Geddis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.28 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.17 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.38 |
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Paul Friar | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB Larry May | 🏴 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
M Pat Byrne | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Neil Grewcock | 🏴 |
CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | 3 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Apr 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH REPORTS
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