Game #3653
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,358
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Wolves
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 90' |
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
🥅 | 32’ Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Gray
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟥 | 54’ Sending off, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Gray
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Joe Gallagher
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-2, Des Bremner
⚽ | 69' Goal, 2-2, Andy Blair
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-2, Tony Morley, Assist by Des Bremner
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🔁 | Sub off, Peter Withe, Sub on, Andy Blair
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
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa beat Wolves in the first leg of the League Cup second round and are now 🕒 nine games unbeaten.
Andy Gray 🏴, playing at Villa Park for the first time since his £1.4 million move to Molineux two years ago scores his first of the season before being sent off for a lunging tackle on Dennis Mortimer 🏴.
Wolves though went two ahead in the League Cup 2nd Round before two goals in two minutes and an ⚽ injury time winner from Tony Morley 🏴 handed the first leg win to the reigning champions.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt in 102 appearances and scores his ⚽ 6th goal for the club.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 30th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 77th appearance at a rate of one every 2.57 games.
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #12
Manager Game: #371
Wednesday, 7 October 1981
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🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1974-1981
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 371 | 🟩 | 169 🟨 | 103 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive White | 🏴 | Harrow, 1974-1981
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟥
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Morley replaces Andy Blair.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.33 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.89 |
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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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
D Hugh Atkinson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
M Rafael Villazán | 🇬🇷 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Alan Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟥 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Alan Birch | 🏴 | (CF Norman Bell | 🏴 |)
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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
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
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
🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 7 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 Wolves, Villa Park