Game #3663
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Drew
14th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Division One
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,522
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
Middlesbrough
3-3
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 61' | Peter Withe | 65' |
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 November 1981
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🥅 | 13' Goal, 1-1, (Middlesbrough, pen), Tony McAndrew
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Gary Shaw
⚽ | 65' Goal, 3-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Peter Withe
🥅 | 71' Goal, 3-2, (Middlesbrough), Billy Ashcroft
🥅 | 76' Goal, 3-3, (Middlesbrough), Billy Ashcroft
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 3-3 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Villa score for the first time in five games but can only draw with second from bottom Boro - their seventh League draw in fourteen as the reigning champions sit fourteenth in the table thirteen points off the top.
Villa make it three wins, seven draws and four defeats in their title defence.
Gordon Cowans scores his 30th goal in a Villa shirt on his 227th appearance (212 Starts) to make it W103 D62 L62, 30 Goals and 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.85 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #22
League Match: #14
Manager Game: #381
Saturday, 21 November 1981
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🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 381 | 🟩 | 173 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Allan Banks | 🏴 | Manchester, 1979-1986
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Dennis Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.80 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.01 |
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bobby Murdoch | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
CB Mick Baxter | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Colin Ross | 🏴 |
M Heini Otto | 🇳🇱 |
F Terry Cochrane | 🇬🇧 |
CF Billy Woof | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Shearer | 🏴 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Billy Woof | 🏴 | (CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |)
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Mark Jones | 🏴 |
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
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 21 November 1981, Villa 3-3 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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