Game #3654
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 October 1981


Drew
16th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,306
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Coventry City
1-1

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 21' |
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 October 1981
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Tony Morley
🟨 | 25' Booking, Des Bremner, Foul
🥅 | 44' Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Tony Hateley
🕒 | HT Coventry City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-1 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
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 10 October 1981
Villa draw for the sixth successive League game as the reigning champions sit 16th after eight games of their title defence.
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in seven League games but now have just one win, six draws and two defeats in their title defence as they sit 16th in the table.
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield 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
Coventry City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #13
League Match: #9
Manager Game: #372
Saturday, 10 October 1981
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🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 372 | 🟩 | 169 🟨 | 104 🟥 99 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Danny Vickers | 🏴 | Ilford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Des Bremner, Foul
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.90 |
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield 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 Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |

Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
D Steve Jacobs | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
W Steve Whitton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Ruud Kaiser | 🇳🇱 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Ray Gooding | 🏴 |
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
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 5 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 10 Oct 1981, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

