Game #3647
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 16 September 1981
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
European Cup
Valur Reykavik
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,481
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Valur Reykavik
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 6' | Des Bremner | 37' | 68' | Peter Withe | 40' | Tony Morley | 69' |
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 16 September 1981
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Des Bremner
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 3-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 4-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Des Bremner
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 5-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Tony Morley
🟨 | 89’ Booking, Peter Withe, Foul
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
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
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 16 September 1981
Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 hits his ⚽ fifth goal in four games as Peter Withe 🏴 also grabs a ⚽ brace to hammer Valur 🇮🇸 in their first ever European Cup appearance.
Villa face Valur Reykavik 🇮🇸 for the first time in competitive football, Valur become the 117th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s sixth ‘continental’ European opponents and their first from Iceland 🇮🇸.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 46th appearance.
Centre forward Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 19th appearance.
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, 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
Valur Reykavik
Besta deild karla Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
Icelandic Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #6
European Match: #1
Manager Game: #365
Wednesday, 16 September 1981
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🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Daniel Lambert | 🇫🇷 | Thionville, 1981
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 365 | 🟩 | 167 🟨 | 99 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Daniel Lambert | 🇫🇷 | Thionville, 1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter Withe, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fourth consecutive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.62 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.62 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 20.97 |
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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
Valur Reykavik
GK Sigurdur Haraldsson | 🇮🇸 |
RB Saevar Jónsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Hilmar Sighvatsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Thorgrimur Þráinsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Dyri Guðmundsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Njáll Eiðsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Ottar Sveinsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Thorvaldur Þorvaldsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
M Valur Einar Valsson | 🇮🇸 |
F Gudmundur Þorbjörnsson | 🇮🇸 |
F Thorsteinn Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Thorvaldur Þorvaldsson | 🇮🇸 | (D Grímur Sæmundsen | 🇮🇸 |)
🔁 | F Thorsteinn Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 | (F Matthías Hallgrímsson | 🇮🇸 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
CF Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Sigurdur Dagsson | 🇮🇸 |
D Magni Blöndal Pétursson | 🇮🇸 |
M Jón Bergs | 🇮🇸 |
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
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇮🇸 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇮🇸 : 16/16
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 16 Sep 1981, Villa 5-0 Valur, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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