Game #3658
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 27 October 1981
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Attendance: 19,491
🟩 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 27 Oct 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
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
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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 Oct 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 Oct 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
🕒 376 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 99 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Oct 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: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter Withe
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Willie Carr | 🏴 | (CF John Richards | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Oct 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 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 Oct 1981, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux