Game #3689
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 30 March 1982


Won
14th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,440
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-1

West Brom

Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 49' | Gordon Cowans | 70' |
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 30 March 1982
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tony Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
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
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 30 March 1982
Villa recover from successive defeats as a defensive Albion once again focus on the offside trap over football but this time Villa triumph ahead of their European Cup semi final date with Anderlecht.
Reigning Champions Villa stop a run of 🟥 two League defeats as Tony Barton's men 🏴 make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 two defeats under the new boss to record 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 ten draws and 🟥 twelve defeats after 🕒 32 games of their title defence.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 50th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 80th appearance doing so at a rate of one every 1.62 games.
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa 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
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Tuesday, 30 March 1982
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🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | WWLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Mortimer and Gary Williams replace Terry Bullivant and Mark Jones.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.16 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 20.37 |
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ronnie Allen | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Mark Grew | 🏴 |
RB Alan Webb | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
CB Martyn Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
F Nicky Cross | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Not Recorded
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
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 30 Mar 1982, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park

