Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Season 91 | 1979-80
Season Summary
League | Position | FA Cup Progress | League Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Division One | 7th | Quarter Final | 3rd Round | 4-1 vs. Cambridge United (h), FA Cup |
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | Most Starts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Gary Shaw | 52 | Gordon Cowans | 52 | Gordon Cowans |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Saunders | Saturday, 18 August 1979 | Ongoing | 52 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 38% | 29% | 71% | 29% | 1.48 |
Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Ron Bendall | Steve Stride |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PPG | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979-80 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 15 | 29% | 38% | 29% | 37 | 71% |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979-80 | 7th | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 1 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 12 | 29% | 28% | 29% | 71% |
Runs
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979-80 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 30 | 51 | 60 |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 58 |
3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 53 |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 52 |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 48 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 47 |
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 46 |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 45 |
9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 44 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 41 |
11 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 40 |
12 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 40 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 40 |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 40 |
15 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 39 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 37 |
17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 37 |
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 36 |
19 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 35 |
20 | Bristol City | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 31 |
21 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 30 |
22 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 73 | -35 | 25 |
Matches
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Transfers In
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | From | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Jones | Right Back | Sunday, 1 July 1979 | Warley Schools | Free | |
Robert Hopkins | Midfielder | Sunday, 1 July 1979 | West Midland County Boys | Free | |
Noel Blake | Centre Back | Wednesday, 1 August 1979 | Youth Team | Free | |
Terry Donovan | Forward | Wednesday, 1 August 1979 | Grimsby Town | £90,000 | |
David Geddis | Forward | Saturday, 1 September 1979 | Ipswich Town | £300,000 | |
Des Bremner | Midfielder | Saturday, 1 September 1979 | Hibernian FC | £275,000 | |
Mike Pejic | Left Back | Saturday, 1 September 1979 | Everton | £225,000 | |
Pat Heard | Left Back | Monday, 1 October 1979 | Everton | £150,000 | |
Terry Bullivant | Midfielder | Thursday, 1 November 1979 | Fulham | £220,000 | |
Peter Withe | Centre Forward | Thursday, 1 May 1980 | Newcastle United | £500,000 |
Transfers Out
1 July - 30 June
Player | Position | On | To | For | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian O'Dowd | Forward | Friday, 1 February 1980 | Oxford United | Free | |
John Deehan | Forward | Saturday, 1 September 1979 | West Bromwich Albion | £500,000 | |
John Gidman | Right Back | October 1979 | Everton | £650,000 | |
Frank Carrodus | Winger | Saturday, 1 December 1979 | Wrexham | £70,000 | |
Joe Ward | Forward | Tuesday, 1 January 1980 | Hibernian | Free | |
Ian Hendry | Midfielder | Friday, 1 February 1980 | Hereford United | Free | |
Mike Pejic | Left Back | Monday, 30 June 1980 | Retired | Released | |
Brian Little | Forward | Monday, 30 June 1980 | Retired | Free | |
Andy Gray | Centre Forward | Saturday, 1 September 1979,
Tuesday, 1 September 1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers,
West Bromwich Albion | £1,469,000,
Free |
Debut Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Morley | Player #608 | Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One | Saturday, 18 August 1979 | |
Mike Pejic | Player #609 | Crystal Palace (a), Division One | Saturday, 15 September 1979 | |
Des Bremner | Player #610 | Arsenal (h), Division One | Saturday, 22 September 1979 | |
David Geddis | Player #611 | Arsenal (h), Division One | Saturday, 22 September 1979 | |
Terry Bullivant | Player #612 | Liverpool (h), Division One | Saturday, 8 December 1979 | |
Eamonn Deacy | Player #613 | Tottenham Hotspur (a), Division One | Saturday, 15 December 1979 | |
Terry Donovan | Player #614 | Coventry City (h), Division One | Wednesday, 19 December 1979 | |
Nigel Spink | Player #615 | Nottingham Forest (a), Division One | Wednesday, 26 December 1979 | |
Robert Hopkins | Player #616 | Norwich City (h), Division One | Wednesday, 26 March 1980 | |
Pat Heard | Player #617 | Norwich City (h), Division One | Wednesday, 26 March 1980 | |
Noel Blake | Player #618 | Tottenham Hotspur (h), Division One | Saturday, 26 April 1980 |
Final Appearances
Player | Number | Against | On | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Cropley | Player #588 | Brighton & Hove Albion (h), Division One | Wednesday, 22 August 1979 | |
Lee Jenkins | Player #601 | Brighton & Hove Albion (h), Division One | Wednesday, 22 August 1979 | |
John Deehan | Player #583 | Crystal Palace (a), Division One | Saturday, 15 September 1979 | |
Joe Ward | Player #607 | Crystal Palace (a), Division One | Saturday, 15 September 1979 | |
John Gidman | Player #564 | Middlesbrough (a), Division One | Saturday, 29 September 1979 | |
Mike Pejic | Player #609 | Liverpool (h), Division One | Saturday, 8 December 1979 | |
Brian Little | Player #559 | Manchester United (a), Division One | Wednesday, 23 April 1980 |
Squad Statistics
Squad Size | Average 1st XI Age | Youngest 1st XI | Oldest 1st XI |
|---|---|---|---|
29 | 24.50 | 23.23 | Nottingham Forest (a), Division One | 25.95 | Middlesbrough (a), Division One |
Youngest Starter | Youngest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Shaw | 17.78 | Tuesday, 28 August 1979 | Robert Hopkins | 18.43 | Wednesday, 26 March 1980 |
Oldest Starter | Oldest Substitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Rimmer | 32.25 | Saturday, 3 May 1980 | Tony Morley | 25.70 | Saturday, 3 May 1980 |
First Team Squad
Player | Number | Villa Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
Brian Little | Player #559 | 1971-80 Aston Villa, Free, 296 (7) | 80 | | |
John Gidman | Player #564 | 1972-79 Aston Villa, Free, 246 (1) | 8 | | |
Frank Carrodus | Player #573 | 1974-79 Aston Villa, £95k, 197 (0) | 10 | | |
Andy Gray | Player #582 | 1975-79 Aston Villa, £110k, 1985-87 Aston Villa, £150k, 205 (4) | 78 | | |
John Deehan | Player #583 | 1975-79 Aston Villa, Free, 135 (5) | 50 | | |
Dennis Mortimer | Player #584 | 1975-84 Aston Villa, £175k, 399 (1) | 36 | | |
Gordon Cowans | Player #586 | 1976-85 Aston Villa, Free, 356 (52) |
1988-91 Aston Villa, £250k, 145 (7) |
1993-94 Aston Villa, Free , 17 (0) | | |
Alex Cropley | Player #588 | 1976-82 Aston Villa, £125k, 82 (2) | 7 | | |
Ivor Linton | Player #592 | 1977-81 Aston Villa, Free, 17 (13) | 0 | | |
Jimmy Rimmer | Player #593 | 1977-82 Aston Villa, £70k, 276 (0) | 0 | | |
Ken McNaught | Player #594 | 1977-83 Aston Villa, £200k, 259 (0) | 13 | | |
Allan Evans | Player #598 | 1978-89 Aston Villa, £30k, 461 (8) | 61 | | |
Gary Shelton | Player #599 | 1978-82 Aston Villa, £60k, 26 (1) | 8 | | |
Gary Shaw | Player #600 | 1978-88 Aston Villa, Free, 208 (79) | | |
Lee Jenkins | Player #601 | 1978-80 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (3) | 0 | | |
Gary Williams | Player #602 | 1977-87 Aston Villa, Free, 296 (5) | 2 | | |
Brendan Ormsby | Player #603 | 1977-85 Aston Villa, Free, 136 (4) | 8 | | |
Willie Young | Player #604 | 1978-82 Aston Villa, £9k, 3 (0) | 0 | | |
Colin J Gibson | Player #605 | 1978-85 Aston Villa, Free, 232 (5) | 17 | | |
Kenny Swain | Player #606 | 1978-82 Aston Villa, £100k, 178 (0) | 5 | | |
Joe Ward | Player #607 | 1979-80 Aston Villa, £80k, 2 (1) | 0 | | |
Tony Morley | Player #608 | 1979-83 Aston Villa, £220k, 170 (10) | 34 | | |
Mike Pejic | Player #609 | 1979-80 Aston Villa, £225k, 12 (0) | 0 | | |
Des Bremner | Player #610 | 1979-84 Aston Villa, £275k, 222 (5) | 10 | | |
David Geddis | Player #611 | 1979-83 Aston Villa, £300k, 51 (5) | 16 | | |
Terry Bullivant | Player #612 | 1979-83 Aston Villa, £220k, 11 (3) | 0 | | |
Eamonn Deacy | Player #613 | 1979-84 Aston Villa, Free, 30 (10) | 1 | | |
Terry Donovan | Player #614 | 1979-82 Aston Villa, £90k, 25 (0) | 11 | | |
Nigel Spink | Player #615 | 1979-95 Aston Villa, £4k, 447 (5) | 0 | | |
Robert Hopkins | Player #616 | 1980-82 Aston Villa, Free, 1 (2) | 1 | | |
Pat Heard | Player #617 | 1980-82 Aston Villa, £150k, 22 (6) | 2 | | |
Noel Blake | Player #618 | 1980-82 Aston Villa, Free, 4 (0) | 0 | | |
Adrian O'Dowd | Unused Substitute | 1977-80 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Ian Hendry | Unused Substitute | 1978-80 Aston Villa, Free, 0 (0) | 0 | | |
Kevin Ready | Unused Substitute | 1978-81 Aston Villa, £2k, 0 (0) | 0 | |
Appearances
Player | Total | League Starts | League Subs | FA Cup Starts | FA Cup Subs | EFL Cup Starts | EFL Cup Subs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 52 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 51 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
RB Kenny Swain | 50 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
M Des Bremner | 44 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
CB Allan Evans | 44 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
M Colin Gibson | 40 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
CB Ken McNaught | 40 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
F Brian Little | 37 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
M Dennis Mortimer | 36 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
F Gary Shaw | 33 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
F David Geddis | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
W Tony Morley | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Ivor Linton | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F Terry Donovan | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FB Mike Pejic | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
M Pat Heard | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F John Deehan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Terry Bullivant | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
RB John Gidman | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
M Gary Shelton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
CB Noel Blake | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
F Joe Ward | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Robert Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
RB Gary Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Alex Cropley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK Nigel Spink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M Lee Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
CB Allan Evans | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
M Gordon Cowans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
F Brian Little | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
M Dennis Mortimer | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
F Terry Donovan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Own Goal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
M Des Bremner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
W Tony Morley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
F David Geddis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
M Colin Gibson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
M Robert Hopkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
RB Kenny Swain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
CB Ken McNaught | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
'Keepers
'Keeper | Appearances | Conceded | Ratio | Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 51 | 59 | 1.16 | 15 | 29% | |
GK Nigel Spink | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0% |