Game #3639
Aston Villa
Monday, 20 April 1981
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 23,500
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Stoke City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 23' |
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 20 April 1981
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 1-1, (Stoke City), Brendan O’Callaghan
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Kenny Swain, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 20 April 1981
An exhausted Villa just keep going and despite being held at Stoke they open up a four point lead at the top of the table.
Although Ron Saunders 🏴 continues to take nothing for granted, Villa are all but crowned champions, as Ipswich concede the - mathematically still possible - title as their strange mixture of overblown arrogance and naivety haunts them once again.
Villa make it 🟩 twenty five wins, 🟨 eight draws and 🟥 seven defeats in forty League matches this season as they sit four points clear of Ipswich at the top of the Division One table with just two games, and four points to play for. Ipswich however have three games left to play.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 20th goal of the season on his 🕒 38th appearance.
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #357 |
Monday, 20 April 1981
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🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 357 | 🟩 | 164 🟨 | 97 🟥 96 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Willis | 🏴 | Bishop Auckland, 1972-1986
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 31 January 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: None
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans replaces Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.39 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.21 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.42 |
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Durban | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
LB Iain Munro | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Paul Maguire | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
F Loek Ursem | 🇳🇱 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Paul Johnson | 🏴 |
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
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 20 April 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground.