Game #3703
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 August 1982


Lost
19th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Sunderland
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,945
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3

Sunderland

Assist(s) | Peter Withe | 22' |
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 August 1982
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Peter Withe, Sub on, Pat Heard
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Colin West
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland), Ally McCoist
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-3, (Sunderland), Nick Pickering
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Sunderland
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 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 August 1982
Villa open the season with a home defeat to Sunderland despite Gordon Cowans having opened the scoring on 22'.
Tony Barton's Villa, reigning European Champions, open the season with a disappointing defeat to Sunderland despite taking a first half lead.
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season: 1982-83
Matchday: #1
League Match: #1
Manager Game: #26
Saturday, 28 August 1982
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🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Tony Barton | 🏴 | Surrey, 1982-1984
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 7 🟥 7 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard King | 🏴 | Merthyr Tydfil, 1980-1994
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 tbc
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Barton names a typical 1981-82 team for the first match of 1982-83.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.45 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 34.57 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 18.25 |
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MANAGER
Tony Barton | 🏴 | 1982-1984

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alan Durban | 🏴 |

Sunderland
GK Chris Turner | 🏴 |
LB Iain Munro | 🏴 |
LB Nick Pickering | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Shaun Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Ian Atkins | 🏴 |
CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
M Mick Buckley | 🏴 |
F Stan Cummins | 🏴 |
CF Colin West | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ally McCoist | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | for CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F Gary Rowell | 🏴 |
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 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12§
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 28 Aug 1982, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

