Game #3642
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Drew
Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Charity Shield
Tottenham Hotspur
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,500
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 30' | David Geddis | 52' |
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 August 1981
⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 42' Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 47' Goal, 1-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Falco
🔁 | 49' Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Andy Blair 🟢
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-2, Peter Withe, Assist by David Geddis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Villa open the 1981-82 with the traditional Charity Shield curtain raiser. Peter Withe hits a brace for Villa and Mark Falco responds with his own two goal haul for Spurs as both clubs share the trophy. Andy Blair makes his debut aged 21 after moving from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £350,000.
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday #1
Manager Game: #360
Saturday, 22 August 1981
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 360 | 🟩 | 165 🟨 | 98 🟥 97 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1972-1983
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 20 August 1977, Villa 2-1 QPR, Loftus Road.
Cards: None
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands Andy Blair his squad debut for the reigning champions.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.55 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.39 |
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dave Geddis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 49' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
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 | |
|---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 1 |
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 22 August 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH REPORTS
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