Aston Villa
1-2-1, 4 PTS
Saturday, 1 September 1979
1979-80
14th (-1)
Drew
1-1
Everton
1-1-2, 3 PTS
Division One
Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,271
๐จ 1 Sep 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 16' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 16' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 1 September 1979
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Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 266 | ๐ฉ | 119 ๐จ | 74 ๐ฅ 73 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #3548
Match Record
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #266 |
Saturday, 1 September 1979
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Everton: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
Total ๐ 143 | ๐ฉ W54 (38% ) | ๐จ D33 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L56 (39% ) | โฝ 234 | ๐ฅ 240 | GD -6
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Everton
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1969-70
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 16โ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
๐ | HT Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 85โ Goal, 1-1, (Everton), John Bailey
๐ | FT Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Kenny Swain, Dissent
๐จ | Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Foul
Officials
Referee: Don Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sandbach, 1979-1987
Linesmen: S. Leaver (Preston); A. T. Scholes (Bolton)
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Kenny Swain, Dissent (2)
๐จ Dennis Mortimer, Foul (6)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
๐จ ๐จ
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐จ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Everton
Gordon Lee (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK George Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D Billy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Higgins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mick Lyons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Asa Hartford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Stanley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Eastoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Brian Kidd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Geoff Nulty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bomb Squad | 1 |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Ivor Linton replaces John Gidman.
Everton
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Colin J Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Terry Donovan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Everton
Goalkeepers
GK George Wood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
D Billy Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Higgins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mick Lyons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
LB John Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Asa Hartford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Stanley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Trevor Ross | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Andy King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Geoff Nulty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Peter Eastoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Brian Kidd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Media

What they Said
"Considering that this was our fifth match of the season and we haven't yet put out the same side twice running because of injuries, we came through it well. f thought we did more than enough to deserve a point."
Ron Saunders
For what it is worth as a statistic, and accepting the fact that it cannot last. Aston Villa are now one of only five First Division teams who have not been beaten away from home.
Their young, enthusiastic team bolstered by a good old fashioned early goal, got their heads down at Goodison Park on Saturday to hold an unsettled Everton to a 1-1 draw in what manager Ron Saunders rightly described as a test of their character.
He said: "Considering that this was our fifth match of the season and we haven't yet put out the same side twice running because of injuries, we came through it well. f thought we did more than enough to deserve a point."
It was considerably against the tide of play when Mortimer, again a pillar of strength in Villa's engine room, forced his way through on the left and found Morley moving in to score with a powerful downward header.
But thereafter Villa's hold on an often untidy contest was always a tenuous one and they had their defenders, backed by an excellent Rimmer, in goal, to thank for the point which keeps them in a mid-table position.
Everton, who had started brightly with their new signing, Hartford, looking as though he had played all his football at Goodison, took a long time to recover from that setback, but the bulk of the action in the second-half took place in Villa's half.
It was then, as Everton volleyed and thundered, trying to pick up the pieces, that it fell to McNaught to organise a stout defensive display, and Rimmer, once knocked out under pressure. to show how well he can dominate the high ball. There were only five minutes to go when Kidd, always Everton's most dangerous striker, laid the ball back for full-back Bailey to equalise.
Match Highlights
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1979-80
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