Game #3639
Aston Villa
Monday, 20 April 1981
Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Stoke
Victoria Ground
Attendance: 23,500
🟨 20 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Stoke City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 23' |
🟨 20 Apr 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
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
🟨 20 Apr 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟨 20 Apr 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 Apr 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
🕒 357 | 🟩 | 164 🟨 | 97 🟥 96 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Apr 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
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
🟨 20 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 20 Apr 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 20 Apr 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 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 20 Apr 1981, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground