Game #3636
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,998
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
🟩 8 Apr 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
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
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 April 1981
Peter Withe 🏴 lobs the Albion ‘keeper for a late winner as Villa's 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.
Midfielder 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.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 18th goal of the season and 8th in the last 6 games.
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
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
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 8 Apr 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 Apr 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
🕒 354 | 🟩 | 163 🟨 | 96 🟥 95 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Apr 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
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
🟩 8 Apr 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 Apr 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 | 🏴 | (ft)
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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Apr 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Apr 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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