Game #3664
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 November 1981
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,136
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Colin Gibson | 29' |
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 November 1981
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
⚽ | 29' Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe
🟨 | Booking, Eamonn Deacy
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
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 25 November 1981
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 beat second division Leicester in the League Cup third round replay at Villa Park - their first win in any competition in six games.
Not for the first time this season Villa meet an inspired goalkeeper, this time Mark Wallington. Despite his heroics however he can’t stop his side losing but does keep the scoreline down from the hammering the performance warrented.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 60th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 228th appearance (213 Starts) to make it 🟩 W104 🟨 D62 🟥 L62, ⚽ 31 Goals and 🔥 29 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 40th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 61st appearance at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.53 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
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
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #23
Manager Game: #382
Wednesday, 25 November 1981
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🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 382 | 🟩 | 174 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter Withe
🟨 Eamonn Deacy
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.86 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.81 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.02 |
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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
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
D Norman Leet | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
CB John O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 |
M Andy Peake | 🏴 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Norman Leet | 🏴 | (LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
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
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 8 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Nov 1981, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park