Game #3670
Aston Villa
5-7-7, 29 PTS
Monday, 28 December 1981
Won
14th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
6-9-4, 27 PTS
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
Villa win for the first time in four League games as Dennis Mortimer returns to the side after eight matches out through injury and creates Tony Morley’s goal to beat Brighton and move back to 14th in the table.
Reigning Champions Villa stop a run of three League losses to make it five wins, seven draws and seven defeats in their title defence.
🟩 28 December 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone Ground.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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.