Game #3643
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 August 1981
Lost
17th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Notts County
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,978
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-1
Notts County
Assist(s) | None
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 August 1981
🔁 | 9' Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, Andy Blair
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Iain McCullough
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson
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
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 August 1981
Reigning champions Villa open their title defence with a performance that manager Ron Saunders describes as "dreadful" as they are beaten at home by promoted side Notts County.
Reigning Champions Villa open 1981-82 with a defeat to Notts County at Villa Park.
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, 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: 1980-81
Notts County
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1893-94
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #2
League Match: #1
Manager Game: #361
Saturday, 29 August 1981
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🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 361 | 🟩 | 165 🟨 | 98 🟥 98 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Colin Gibson
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.08 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.57 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 21.41 |
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jimmy Sirrell | 🏴 |
Notts County
GK Radojko Avramović | 🇷🇸 |
LB Ray O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
CB Pedro Richards | 🏴 |
CB Brian Kilcline | 🏴 |
D Tristan Benjamin | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Hooks | 🏴 |
W John Chiedozie | 🇳🇬 |
F Iain McCulloch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Rachid Harkouk | 🇩🇿 | 🔁 |
CF Trevor Christie | 🏴 |
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 9' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Rachid Harkouk | 🇩🇿 | (M Mark Goodwin | 🏴 |)
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/12
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 29 Aug 1981, Villa 0-1 Notts County, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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