Game #3645
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 September 1981


Won
15th= (+6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,265
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
1-3

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 25' | 45' | Peter Withe | 33' |
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1981
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Colin Gibson
⚽ | 33' Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 45' Goal, 3-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 73' Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Ricky Villa
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Aston Villa
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
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1981
Centre forward Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ third goal in 🕒 two games - only his second appearance in 19 months - as reigning champions Villa 🟩 win for the first time in their title defence.
Left back Colin Gibson 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 80th appearance.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 makes his 125th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #4
League Match: #3
Manager Game: #363
Saturday, 5 September 1981
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🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 363 | 🟩 | 166 🟨 | 98 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 April 1981, Villa 1-2 Ipswich, Villa 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
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.59 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 20.94 |
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Graham Roberts | 🏴 |
M Garry Brooke | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 |
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Paul Miller | 🏴 | (CB John Lacy | 🏴 |)

🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Sep 1981, Villa 3-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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