Game #3670
Aston Villa
Monday, 28 December 1981
Won
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 24,287
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-0
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 62' |
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 December 1981
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, David Geddis, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 28 December 1981
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1980-81
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #29
League Match: #19
Manager Game: #388
Monday, 28 December 1981
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🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 388 | 🟩 | 177 🟨 | 106 🟥 105 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1971-1985
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 August 1978, Villa 0-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams and Dennis Mortimer replace Noel Blake and Terry Bullivant.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.29 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.90 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.04 |
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Mike Bailey | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Graham Moseley (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | (CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
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
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.