Game #3659
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 October 1981


Lost
12th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Ipswich Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,652
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-1

Ipswich Town

Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1981
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Russell Osman
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Ipswich Town
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
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 October 1981
Villa’s recent bogey side and runners up to the reigning champions in last season’s first division, Ipswich, inflict a fourth successive defeat on Ron Saunders’ side as a “peculiar” refereeing performance sees Villa beaten for the first time in fifteen games.
Bobby Robson brings a defensive Ipswich to Villa Park and lucks into a victory as reigning Champions Villa lose for the first time in fourteen games and the first time in ten League matches to make it three wins, six draws and three defeats in their title defence as they fall back to 12th in the table.
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Ipswich Town


UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1980-81
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #18
League Match: #12
Manager Game: #377
Saturday, 31 October 1981
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🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 377 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 104 🟥 100 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 February 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kenny Swain replaces Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.96 |
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
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 Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |

Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
M Steve McCall | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 |
M Arnold Mühren | 🇳🇱 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
CF Alan Brazil | 🏴 |
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Robin Turner | 🏴 |
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
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 31 Oct 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

