Game #3642
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 August 1981
Drew
Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Charity Shield
Tottenham Hotspur
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,500
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 30' | David Geddis | 52' |
🟨 22 Aug 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
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
🟨 22 Aug 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.
Midfielder Andy Blair 🏴 21 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Coventry City earlier this month for a fee of £350,000 to become the 616th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 makes his 🕒 250th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 makes his 🕒 200th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Andy Blair | 🏴 | #616 | £350,000 signing from Coventry
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday #1
Manager Game: #360
Saturday, 22 August 1981
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 360 | 🟩 | 165 🟨 | 98 🟥 97 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alf Grey | 🏴 | Great Yarmouth, 1973-1981
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
🟨 22 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 49' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 22 Aug 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 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 22 Aug 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 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 22 Aug 1981, Villa 2-2 Spurs, Wembley
MATCH REPORTS
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