Game #3666
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 1 December 1981
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wigan Athletic
Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,362
🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
Wigan Athletic
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 87' |
🟩 1 Dec 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
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
🟩 1 Dec 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 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield 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
Wigan Athletic
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 1 Dec 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 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 384 | 🟩 | 176 🟨 | 106 🟥 102 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1981-1989
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
🟩 1 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Wignall | 🏴 | (M Jeff Wright | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 Dec 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 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 1 Dec 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 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 1 Dec 1981, Villa 2-1 Wigan, Springfield Park