Game #3692
Aston Villa
Monday, 12 April 1982


Won
13th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,731
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-0

Brighton & Hove Albion

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 53' | 86' | Gordon Cowans | 88' |
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 12 April 1982
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
🔁 | 49' Sub off, Gary Williams, Sub on, Pat Heard
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 2-0, David Geddis, Assist by Peter Withe
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 3-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
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
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 12 April 1982
Villa record a second successive 3-0 victory to make it four consecutive wins in all competitions under Tony Barton 🏴 but Villa remain 13th in the table following their dismal start to the campaign under Ron Saunders 🏴.
In total Barton 🏴 had now led Villa for 🕒 fifteen games and 🟩 delivered eight wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 three defeats since taking over from Ron Saunders 🏴.
Saunders' 🏴 record over 🕒 35 games in had been 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 eight draws and 🟥 twelve losses.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 scores his ⚽ 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 49th appearance.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer 🏴 makes his 🕒 250th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, 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
Brighton & Hove Albion


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #51 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Monday, 12 April 1982
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🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Derek Webb | 🏴 | Sale, 1982
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.87
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Webb | 🏴 | Sale, 1982
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Geddis (first start in 13) replaces Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.64 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.19 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.33 |
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Mike Bailey | 🏴 |

Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Perry Digweed | 🏴 |
RB Don Shanks | 🏴 |
CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tony Grealish | 🇮🇪 |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | for RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 49' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Neil McNab | 🏴 | (M Giles Stille | 🇸🇪 |)

🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Apr 1982, Villa 3-0 Brighton, Villa Park

