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First Division
Champions
1st of 22
7th Title
European Cup Qualification

Season 92 | 1980-81

Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Jimmy Rimmer

Player #591
Goalkeeper
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #591 |

10 February 1948

Southport ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

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0

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46

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

44

โ›”

16

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 199 | โœ… 199 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Allan Evans

Player #594
Centre Back
CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |

12 October 1956

Dunfermline ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

43

โšฝ

7

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43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

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0

๐ŸŸจ

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0

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 139 | โœ… 137 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 24 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Ken McNaught

Player #590
Centre Back
CB Ken McNaught | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #590 |

11 January 1955

Kirkcaldy ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

0

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

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0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 176 | โœ… 176 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Brendan Ormsby

Player #599
Centre Back
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |

1 October 1960

Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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1

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 28 | โœ… 24 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Gary Williams

Player #598
Full Back
LB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |

17 December 1960

Wolverhampton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

23

โšฝ

0

โœ…

22

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 53 | โœ… 49 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Kenny Swain

Player #602
Full Back
RB Kenny Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #602 |

28 January 1952

Birkenhead ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

0

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 121 | โœ… 121 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 15

Eamonn Deacy

Player #609
Full Back
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #609 |

1 October 1958

Galway ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

10

โšฝ

0

โœ…

5

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

5

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 6 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Pat Heard

Player #612
Full Back
LB Pat Heard | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #612 |

17 March 1960

Hull ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

0

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0

โœ…

0

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0

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0

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๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Gordon Cowans

Player #582
Midfielder
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |

27 October 1958

West Cornforth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

5

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 206 | โœ… 191 | ๐Ÿ” 15 | โšฝ 26 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 27

Dennis Mortimer

Player #580
Midfielder
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |

5 April 1952

Liverpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

4

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 249 | โœ… 249 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 22 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 48

Colin J Gibson

Player #601
Midfielder
M Colin Gibson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |

6 April 1960

Bridport

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

24

โšฝ

0

โœ…

22

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 76 | โœ… 72 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Des Bremner

Player #606
Midfielder
M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |

7 September 1952

Aberchirder ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

2

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 90 | โœ… 90 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Gary Shelton

Player #595
Midfielder
M Gary Shelton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #595 |

21 March 1958

Nottingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

0

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 24 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 8 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Robert Hopkins

Player #613
Midfielder
M Robert Hopkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #613 |

25 October 1961

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

0

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Tony Morley

Player #604
Winger
W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |

26 August 1954

Ormskirk ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

46

โšฝ

12

โœ…

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 66 | โœ… 63 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 15 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 12

Peter Withe

Player #615
Forward
CF Peter Withe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |

30 August 1951

Liverpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

40

โšฝ

21

โœ…

40

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 40 | โœ… 40 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 21 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

Gary Shaw

Player #596
Forward
F Gary Shaw | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |

21 January 1961

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

20

โœ…

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 80 | โœ… 78 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 32 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 13

David Geddis

Player #607
Forward
CF David Geddis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #607 |

12 March 1958

Carlisle ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

11

โšฝ

4

โœ…

9

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 35 | โœ… 32 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Terry Donovan

Player #610
Forward
CF Terry Donovan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #610 |

27 February 1958

Liverpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1980-81
๐Ÿ•’

0

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1980-81 ๐Ÿ•’ 15 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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