Game #3655
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 October 1981
Won
13th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,064
🟩 17 October 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 October 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
🟩 17 October 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.
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.
🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
West Ham United
🟩 17 October 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 October 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 373 | 🟩 | 170 🟨 | 104 🟥 99 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Norman Glover | 🏴 | Chorley, 1977-1986
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 17 October 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 October 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 October 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 October 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 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 17 October 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 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 October 1981, Villa 3-2 West Ham, Villa Park.