Game #3636
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,998
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
Peter Withe scores his eighth goal in six games and seventeenth of the season as he lobs the Albion ‘keeper for a late winner.
Title rivals Ipswich are up next - the side that lucked into a win in the reverse fixture back in September.
Villa win for the tenth time in twelve games to make it twenty four wins, seven draws and six defeats in thirty seven League matches this season under Ron Saunders.
Villa move three points clear of Ipswich at the top of the Division One table.
Gordon Cowans makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (185 Starts) to make it W92 D52 L55, 25 Goals and 27 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #354 |
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
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🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Replaced by Vic Wood
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 354 | 🟩 | 163 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Substitute Referee: Vic Wood
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson and David Geddis replace Gary Williams and Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.69 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.02 |
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F David Mills | 🏴 |
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
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, 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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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