Game #3658
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Attendance: 19,491
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
🟨 | 30' Booking, Peter Withe
⚽ | 32' Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 73' Goal, 1-1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Richards
⚽ | 88' Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, pen
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
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
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #17
Manager Game: #376
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 376 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 99 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 13 December 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up from the team that beat the same opposition in the League last time out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.95 |
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Brazier | 🏴 |
M Alan Birch | 🏴 |
M Mick Matthews | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF John Richards | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
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 | |
---|---|
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
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
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
MATCH REPORTS
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