Game #3652
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 October 1981


Drew
17th= (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Leeds United
Elland Road
Attendance: 21,065
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Leeds United
1-1

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assist(s) | Andy Blair | 8' |
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 October 1981
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Andy Blair
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Steve Balcombe
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Tony Morley
🟨 | Booking, Andy Blair, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Gordon Cowans, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
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
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 October 1981
Villa draw for the fifth successive League game as they are held by bottom of the table Leeds to leave them 17th in the table and their title defence already looking in need of inspiration.
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in six League games but now have just one win, five draws and two defeats in their title defence as they sit 17th in the table.
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

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
Leeds United


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #11
League Match: #9
Manager Game: #370
Saturday, 3 October 1981
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🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 370 | 🟩 | 168 🟨 | 103 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1974-1985
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
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.84 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.67 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.88 |
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
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 | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Allan Clarke | 🏴 |

Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Hird | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamson | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
F Stephen Balcombe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Gwyn Thomas | 🏴 |
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
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | 76 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 3 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

