Game #3650
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1981


Drew
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division One
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,763
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-0

Birmingham City

Assist(s) | None
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1981
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe
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
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 September 1981
Reigning champions Villa are 🟨 held to a draw for the fourth successive League game to sit 14th in the table after 🕒 seven games.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, 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
Birmingham City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #9
League Match: #7
Manager Game: #368
Saturday, 26 September 1981
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🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 368 | 🟩 | 167 🟨 | 102 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Peter Withe
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Blair replaces Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.65 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 21.00 |
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
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 Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |

Birmingham City
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Kevan Broadhurst | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
W Toine van Mierlo | 🇳🇱 |
W Bud Brocken | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
CF Neil Whatmore | 🏴 |
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Bud Brocken | 🇳🇱 | (W Ian Handysides | 🏴 |)

🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
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
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 7 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Sep 1981, Villa 0-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

