Game #3655
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 October 1981


Won
13th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,064
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-2

West Ham United

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 25' | 26' | David Geddis | 40' |
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1981
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Trevor Brooking
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 3-1, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by David Geddis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 3-2, (West Ham United), David Cross
🔁 | 78' Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 West Ham United
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
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 October 1981
A Dennis Mortimer inspired Villa 🟩 win for only the second time in 🕒 eight unbeaten League games despite conceding after just 2’.
Villa now have 🟩 two wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 two defeats in their title defence as they climb to 13th in the table.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 secures his 🟩 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 219th appearance (204 Starts) to make it 🟩 W100 🟨 D60 🟥 L59, ⚽ 27 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.91 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates two to contribute his ⚽ 🔥 75th, 76th and 77th goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 263rd appearance at a a rate of one every 3.42 games.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th start in a Villa shirt.
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
West Ham United


UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #14
League Match: #10
Manager Game: #373
Saturday, 17 October 1981
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🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 373 | 🟩 | 170 🟨 | 104 🟥 99 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game