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Aston Villa

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1-4-3, 6 PTS

Saturday, 29 September 1979

1979-80

19th (+2)

Drew

0-0

Middlesbrough

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3-2-3, 8 PTS

Division One

Ayresome Park

Attendance: 16,017

๐ŸŸจ 29 Sep 1979, Villa 0-0 Boro, Ayresome

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Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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๐ŸŸจ 18 Aug 1979, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Aug 1979, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Aug 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Sep 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Sep 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1979, Villa 0-3 United, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Sep 1979, Villa 0-2 Palace, Selhurst

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Sep 1979, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Sep 1979, Villa 0-0 Everton, Villa Park

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Sep 1979, Villa 0-0 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Oct 1979, Villa 1-4 Everton, Goodison

League Cup

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Oct 1979, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Nov 1979, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Nov 1979, Villa 0-0 Ipswich, Portman Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Nov 1979, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Nov 1979, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Dec 1979, Villa 1-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Dec 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Dec 1979, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Dec 1979, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1979, Villa 1-2 Forest, City Ground

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Dec 1979, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Jan 1980, Villa 1-1 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Feb 1980, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Ewood

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Feb 1980, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Feb 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Mar 1980, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Mar 1980, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Goldstone

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Mar 1980, Villa 0-1 West Ham, Upton Park

FA Cup

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Mar 1980, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Mar 1980, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Mar 1980, Villa 0-2 Boro, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 22 Mar 1980, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Mar 1980, Villa 0-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Apr 1980, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Maine Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Apr 1980, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Apr 1980, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 1980, Villa 1-0 Spurs, Villa Park

Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1980, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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On This Day

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Saturday, 29 September 1979

  • Ron Saunders' ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa fail to score for the sixth consecutive match and make it ๐ŸŸฉ one win, ๐ŸŸจ four draws and ๐ŸŸฅ three defeats in ๐Ÿ•’ eight League matches this season as they fall to 19th place in the early Division One table. 

  • Wantaway right back John Gidman ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 25 finally and to the reflief of many, including his manager, makes his 243rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (242 Starts) before being sold on to Everton for a fee of ยฃ650,000 in October 1979. Villa had signed Gidman from Liverpool as a trainee in August 1971 before he graduated through the youth ranks to leave behind transfer requests, discontent and a general failure to understand the team game and a record of ๐ŸŸฉ W101 ๐ŸŸจ D73 ๐ŸŸฅ L69, โšฝ 9 Goals, ๐Ÿ”ฅ 32 Assists and ๐ŸŸฅ 3 red cards.

  • Centre back Ken McNaught ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ is ๐ŸŸฅ sent off for the first time in a Villa shirt on his ๐Ÿ•’ 101st appearance.

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

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Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

๐Ÿ•’ 272 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 119 ๐ŸŸจ | 77 ๐ŸŸฅ 76 | 1.60

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #3554

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Match Record

Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #272 |
Saturday, 29 September 1979

Game Record

Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Redfern | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Whitley Bay, 1979-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 96 | ๐ŸŸฉ W44 (46% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D22 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(69% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L30 (31% ) | โšฝ 173 | ๐Ÿฅ… 128 | GD 45

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1976-77

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Middlesbrough

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

๐Ÿ”ด RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1972-79 ๐Ÿ•’ 243 | โœ… 242 ๐Ÿ” (1) | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 32 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 2 | #560 |

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Match Timeline

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๐Ÿ•’ | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ” | 46' Sub off, John Gidman ๐Ÿ”ด Sub on, Gary Williams
๐ŸŸฅ | 76' Sending off, Ken McNaught
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Ken McNaught, Dissent
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Mike Pejic
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Allan Evans

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Officials

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Referee: Ken Redfern | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Whitley Bay, 1979-1993
Linesmen: J. P. Hargrave; J. M. Thompson

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

๐ŸŸจ Ken McNaught, Dissent (7)
๐ŸŸจ Mike Pejic (1)
๐ŸŸจ Allan Evans (7)

Villa Sendings Off

๐ŸŸฅ Ken McNaught (1)

Opposition Bookings

๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” | ๐Ÿ”ด |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | ๐ŸŸฅ |
LB Mike Pejic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | RB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ด | 46' |

Unused Substitutes

None

Middlesbrough
John Neal | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

GK Jim Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ian Bailey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Alan Ramage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tony McAndrew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
RB John Craggs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Armstrong | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Proctor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Craig Johnston | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
F Stan Cummins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Shearer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
CF David Hodgson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CF David Shearer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (F Terry Cochrane | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |)

Unused Substitutes

None

Team News

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Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Frank Carrodus | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up for the second game in a row.

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Middlesbrough

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mike Pejic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Forwards
F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Middlesbrough

Goalkeepers
GK Jim Platt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Defenders
D Ian Bailey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan Ramage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tony McAndrew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Full Backs
RB John Craggs | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Midfielders
M David Armstrong | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Proctor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Wingers
W Craig Johnston | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |

Forwards
F Stan Cummins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Shearer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF David Hodgson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Terry Cochrane | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"Individually players are playing well but as a team we are a bit of a shambles."

"We try to forget the troubles behind the scenes but undoubtedly it is getting to the players. There is too much pressure on the field which is restricting the players."

"As a spectacle the game was a disaster but if you had offered me a point before the game I would have taken it so I have to be pleased with the result."

Ron Saunders

โ€‹As the warring factions in the Villa Park boardroom draw up lines and prepare to do battle an even more desperate fight is about to start.

For while the smoke clears from the first off-the-field skirmishes it is clear that it is not only the directors who fail to see eye to eye.

On the field. however, it is not a question of clashing personalities, rather of clashing playing styles.

The problem, in a nutshell, is that manager Ron Saunders has to make his 11 players learn to harness each other's skills before Villa are in relegation trouble.

Certainly skipper Dennis Mortimer's plea to let the team's performances do the talking could not have been worse timed. For on the evidence of Saturday's 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough. Villa have all the right words, but are having problems fitting them together to make an articulate sentence.

Nowhere is this lack of communication more evident than in defence. On paper a back-four of Gidman, Evans, McNaught and Pejic looks as watertight as any in the First Division but at Ayresome Park there were misunderstandings that must have given Saunders nightmares over the weekend.

The very fact that Evans and Pejic were booked and McNaught was sent off is evidence enough of Villa's difficulties at the back.

Pejic in fact looks the best of Saunders recent signings. For 65 minutes he gave a near faultless display only to get involved in a feud with Boro's substitute Cochrane that appeared to have stemmed from earlier days.

Bremner, too, showed some intelligent touches but as Saunders conceded afterwards individual performances are adding up to nothing.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

113

โœ…

113

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

43

๐ŸŸจ

36

๐ŸŸฅ

34

โ›”

36

๐Ÿฅ…

123

Defenders

RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

243

โœ…

242

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

32

๐ŸŸฉ

101

๐ŸŸจ

73

๐ŸŸฅ

69

RB Kenny Swain | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

36

โœ…

36

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

7

๐ŸŸฉ

10

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

11

CB Allan Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

63

โœ…

61

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

2

๐ŸŸฉ

20

๐ŸŸจ

24

๐ŸŸฅ

19

CB Ken McNaught | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

101

โœ…

101

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

6

๐ŸŸฉ

37

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

31

Midfielders

LB Mike Pejic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

4

โœ…

4

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

1

M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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176

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176

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12

36

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75

๐ŸŸจ

54

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47

M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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119

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104

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15

10

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49

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34

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36

M Des Bremner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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3

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3

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0

0

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0

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3

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0

Forwards

CF David Geddis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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3

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3

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0

0

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0

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3

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0

F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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272

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265

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75

59

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122

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74

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76

Substitutes

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GK Sub

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RB Gary Williams | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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30

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3

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Sub 1

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0

0

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7

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15

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8

None
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Sub 4

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None
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Sub 2

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Sub 3

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None
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Sub 5

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1979-80

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First Team Squad

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

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Hamrun Spartans ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Retired

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Wigan Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #609 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Galway United ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Died

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Crewe Alexandra ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Alex Cropley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #584 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Portsmouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Stafford Rangers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Ivor Linton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Nรคrpes Kraft Fotbollsfรถrening ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Retired

M Terry Bullivant | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #608 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Brentford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

F Joe Ward | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #603 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

St Johnstone ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Retired

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Sheffield United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Bradford City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

LB Mike Pejic | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #605 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Chester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

M Lee Jenkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #597 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

FinnPa ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Retired

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

Winger

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Where are they now?

Hamrun Spartans ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Retired

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

Darlington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CF John Deehan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #579 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Darlington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

CB Noel Blake | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | #614 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Exeter City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #560 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Darlington FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Brunei Darussalam ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Retired

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

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

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Colchester United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died 2026

CF Andy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Cheltenham Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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

Forward

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Where are they now?

Ernest Borel ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Died 2024

CF Terry Donovan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #610 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Blackpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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