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, 1978-1985
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
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1978-1985
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
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams replaces Kenny Swain.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |33.71 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.92 |
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Tom McAlister | 🏴 |
CB Alvin Martin | 🏴 |
RB Ray Stewart | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Geoff Pike | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 |
M Alan Devonshire | 🏴 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Neighbour | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Cross | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Goddard | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 78' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Jimmy Neighbour | 🏴 | (LB Paul Brush | 🏴 |)
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
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
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
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
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Oct 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park