Game #3662
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 11 November 1981


Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
League Cup
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,806
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
Leicester City
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 11 November 1981
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 64' Sub off, Dennis Mortimer, Sub on, Andy Blair
🕒 | FT Leicester City 0-0 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
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 11 November 1981
Villa fail to score for a fourth successive game as they are held to a goalless draw by second tier Leicester in the League Cup third round at Filbert Street.
Ron Saunders' Villa fail to score for a fourth consecutive game but manage to stop a run of three defeats in all competitions to draw at second division Leicester in the League Cup.
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

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
Leicester City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #21
Manager Game: #380
Wednesday, 11 November 1981
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🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 380 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 105 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive game despite a run of two defeats.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.41 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.78 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.99 |
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |

Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
D Norman Leet | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | for M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 64' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Peter Welsh | 🏴 |
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
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
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
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 11 Nov 1981, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Filbert Street

