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
A Gordon Cowans brace extends Villa's unbeaten run to fourteen as they win at Molineux for the second successive game and progress to the League Cup third round.
Ron Saunders' Villa win successive games against Wolves and make it three wins in a row against the Molineux men.
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #17
Manager Game: #376
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
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🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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🟩 27 October 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux.