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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-0
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 62' |
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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
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
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
League 🕒 13 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 20 | 🥅 11 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 9 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season: 1981-82
Matchday: #29
League Match: #19
Manager Game: #388
Monday, 28 December 1981
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🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1972-1984
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 388 | 🟩 | 177 🟨 | 106 🟥 105 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trevor Spencer | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1972-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 David Geddis, Dissent
🟨 Gary Williams, Dissent
🟨 Colin Gibson, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 | (CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |)
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
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 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 28 Dec 1981, Villa 1-0 Brighton, Goldstone