Aston Villa

Youth

Monday, 21 April 1980

1979-80

Won

3-1

Manchester City

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

Maine Road

🟩 21 Apr 1980, Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Scorer(s): Trevor Ames | 28' | 46' | 55' |

Assist(s): None

Fixture List

🟩 18 Aug 1979 Villa 4-1 Coventry

Midland Intermediate League

🟥 25 Aug 1979 Forest 4-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟥 1 Sep 1979 Villa 2-3 Bristol City

Midland Intermediate League

🟨 4 Sep 1979 Watford 0-0 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

🟩 8 Sep 1979 Bristol Rovers 3-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 15 Sep 1979 Villa 1-0 Port Vale

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 17 Sep 1979 Villa 4-0 Watford

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round Replay

🟥 22 Sep 1979 Mansfield 3-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟨 29 Sep 1979 Villa 2-2 Walsall

Midland Intermediate League

🟨 6 Oct 1979 Notts County 1-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟥 13 Oct 1979 Villa 0-3 Stoke

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 15 Oct 1979 Villa 2-1 Chelsea

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

🟥 17 Oct 1979 Shrewsbury 5-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 27 Oct 1979 Villa 1-0 Albion

Midland Intermediate League

🟨 3 May 1978 Forest 0-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 7 Nov 1979 Aldershot 1-6 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 3rd Round

🟥 17 Apr 1978 United 1-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 17 Nov 1979 Port Vale 0-8 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟨 8 Apr 1978 Villa 0-0 Derby

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 1 Dec 1979 Villa 1-0 Forest

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 3 Dec 1979 Villa 3-2 Derby

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

🟩 8 Dec 1979 Villa 3-2 Mansfield

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 10 Dec 1979 Villa 2-1 Leicester

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Quarter-Final

🟥 15 Dec 1979 Stoke 2-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 9 Jan 1980 Hereford 0-5 Villa

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

🟥 13 Jan 1980 Walsall 6-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 19 Jan 1980 Villa 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 26 Jan 1980 Villa 3-2 Wolves

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 2 Feb 1980 Albion 0-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

🟥 9 Feb 1980 Villa 1-3 Shrewsbury

Midland Intermediate League

🟩 11 Feb 1980 Hartlepool 0-1 Villa

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

🟩 22 Feb 1980 Bristol Rovers 1-2 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Semi-Final

🟥 23 Feb 1980 Notts County 3-0 Villa

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟨 26 Feb 1980 Albion 1-1 Villa

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

🟨 1 Mar 1980 Villa 1-1 Bristol City

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟩 3 Mar 1980 Villa 3-2 Albion

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final Replay

🟨 15 Mar 1980 Villa 0-0 Coventry

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟩 24 Mar 1980 Villa 2-1 Albion

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟩 31 Mar 1980 Villa 3-1 QPR

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Final 1st Leg

🟩 5 Apr 1980 Wolves 0-5 Villa

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟩 9 Apr 1980 Millwall 0-2 Villa

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

🟨 14 Apr 1980 Villa 0-0 Millwall

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

🟥 19 Apr 1980 Villa 0-3 Walsall

Midland Intermediate League Cup

🟩 21 Apr 1980, Villa 3-1 Manchester City

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

🟥 30 Apr 1980, Villa 0-1 Manchester City

FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

🟥 2 May 1980 QPR 3-2 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Final 2nd Leg

Line Up & Subs

Manager: Keith Leonard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Line Up & Subs:
GK Mark Kendall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RB Mark Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Andy Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D David Mail | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mark Hutchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Tony Rees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
F Trevor Ames | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Unused:
Not Recorded

On This Day

Villa take a 3-1 lead in the 1980 FA Youth Cup Final into the second leg at Villa Park
Despite Manchester City playing their £250,000 signing Steve McKenzie and several older players, Villa's youth take a commanding lead in the first leg of the 1979-80 Youth Cup final at Maine Road thanks to a hat-trick from Trevor Ames.

Match Timeline:
⚽ | 28' Goal, 1-0, Trevor Ames
🥅 | 43' Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City, pen), Steve McKenzie
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46' Goal, 2-1, Trevor Ames
⚽ | 55' Goal, 3-1, Trevor Ames
🕒 | FT Manchester City 1-3 Aston Villa

Referee: Allan Gunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Media

1979-80

Youth Team Squad

GK Kevin Poole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #632 |

Goalkeeper

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Burton Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

D Andy Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defender

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Northampton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

D Duncan Heath | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defender

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Crewe Alexandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | #609 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Galway United 🇮🇪 Died

M Ivor Linton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #588 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening 🇫🇮 Retired

M Mark Hutchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #621 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Newcastle Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #618

Winger

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Bristol Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Adrian Pugh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Tamworth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Gary Stirland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Sutton Coldfield Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Kevin Ready | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Forward

Unknown

Peak Villa:

Intermediate League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1980

GK Mark Kendall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Goalkeeper

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Tamworth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB David Mail | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Brigg Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

D Gregor McKenzie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Defender

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1984

RB Mark Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #617 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Hereford United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Kevin Rogers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Kidderminster Harriers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Noel Blake | 🇯🇲 | #614 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Exeter City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Mike Pejic | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #605 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Lee Jenkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #597 |

Midfielder

Forward

Monday, 21 April 1980

Won

3-1

Manchester City

FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg

🟩 21 Apr 1980, Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Scorer(s): Trevor Ames | 28' | 46' | 55' |

Fixture List

Line Up & Subs

Manager: Keith Leonard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

On This Day

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Match Media

1979-80

Youth Team Squad

GK Kevin Poole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #632 |

D Andy Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

D Duncan Heath | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | #609 |

M Ivor Linton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #588 |

M Mark Hutchinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

M Ray Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #621 |

W Mark Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #618

F Adrian Pugh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

F Gary Stirland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

F Kevin Ready | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

F Trevor Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Burgess

Christie

Honour

Locheran

McFee

Parsloe

White

GK Mark Kendall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

CB David Mail | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

D Gregor McKenzie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

RB Mark Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #617 |

M Kevin Rogers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

M Paul Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #619 |

M Robert Hopkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #613 |

W Willie Young | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #600 |

F Brian McClair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

F Joe Ward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #603 |

F Tony Rees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

A. McClaren

Campion

D. Williams

J. Hill

Lochett

N. McClaren

Probett

GK Stephen Lowe | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

CB Dean Glover | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #625 |

CB Noel Blake | 🇯🇲 | #614 |

LB Mike Pejic | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #605 |

M Lee Jenkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #597 |

M Paul Kerr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #627 |

M Victor Hollier | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

F Chris Hill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

CF Keith Leonard (Coach) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

F Trevor Ames | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Barnett

Chapman

Holdsworth

Leggins

Loughran

Oakly

Shubler