Game #3693
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 April 1982


Won
11th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Attendance: 21,098
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-0

Middlesbrough

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 27' |
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 April 1982
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
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
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 17 April 1982
Tony Barton's 🏴 Villa snatch a 🟩 fifth successive win in all competitions in a perfect warm up for their European Cup semi final in Belgium 🇧🇪 as they climb to 11th in the table - their highest position since October.
Barton 🏴 had now led Villa for 🕒 sixteen games and delivered 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 three defeats since taking over from Ron Saunders 🏴.
Saunders' record over 🕒 35 games had been 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 eight draws and 🟥 twelve defeats.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 makes his 50th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1981-82 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 17 April 1982
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🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.94
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Moules | 🏴 | Essex, 1981–1993
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Blair and Pat Heard replace Des Bremner and Dennis Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.21 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 21.35 |
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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 Andy Blair | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bobby Murdoch | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
D Ian Bailey | 🏴 |
D Darren Wood | 🏴 |
CB Mick Baxter | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Heini Otto | 🇳🇱 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF David Shearer | 🏴 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 | (CF Garry MacDonald | 🏴 |)

🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
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
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
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
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 17 Apr 1982, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

