Game #3557
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 October 1979
Aston Villa
0-0
West Brom
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,007
Drew
16th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 October 1979
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
🟨 | 60' Booking, Kenny Swain, Handball
🟨 | 76' Booking, David Geddis, Dissent
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa fail to score for the seventh time in nine games to make it two wins, five draws and three defeats in ten League matches this season as they sit in 16th place in the Division One table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #275 |
Saturday, 13 October 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 275 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 | 78 🟥 77 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 "Erred on the side of leniency" to refuse Villa a clear penalty before a brace of bookings for dissent and an unintentional handball.
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1974, Villa 6-0 Hull, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gary Shaw (first start in 7 after injury) and Brendan Ormsby replace Ken McNaught and Colin Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 17.90 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
F John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Brown | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 15 October 1979
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