Game #3666
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wigan Athletic
Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,362
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
Wigan Athletic
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 87' |
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Wigan Athletic), Peter Houghton
🕒 | HT Wigan Athletic 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-1, Gordon Cowans (pen)
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
Villa meet yet another inspired goalkeeper as after fourth division Wigan take an early lead in the fourth round league cup tie Roy Tunks keeps Villa largely at bay until a Gordon Cowans 🏴 pen and 87' Peter Withe 🏴 strike send Villa through.
Villa face Wigan Athletic for the first time in competitive football, Wigan become the 119th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa beat fourth division Wigan in the League Cup to make it five games unbeaten and 🟩 three wins.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 secures his 🟩 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 224th appearance.
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Wigan Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #25
Manager Game: #384
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
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🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 384 | 🟩 | 176 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 May 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: None
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for the fourth successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.88 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.83 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.04 |
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield 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
Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
Wigan Athletic
GK Roy Tunks | 🏴 |
RB John McMahon | 🏴 |
RB Dave Glenn | 🏴 |
CB Colin Methven | 🇮🇳 |
M Clive Evans | 🏴 |
M Graham Barrow | 🏴 |
M Mark Wignall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Kevin Sheldon | 🏴 |
F Les Bradd | 🏴 |
CF Micky Quinn | 🏴 |
CF Peter Houghton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Wignall | 🏴 | (M Jeff Wright | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
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
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 December 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park.