Game #3559
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 October 1979


Drew
13th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Attendance: 36,267
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 44' |
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1979
🟨 | 7’ Booking, Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 | 14’ Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Gray
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 60’ Sending off, Brendan Ormsby
🟥 | 60’ Sending off, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Richards
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 October 1979
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to six games but are held at Molineux as young Brendan Ormsby 🏴 is 🟥 sent off alongside Wolves' Richards.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 three wins, 🟨 six draws and 🟥 three defeats in twelve League matches this season as they climb to 13th place in the table.
One game after ⚽ scoring his first League goal for the club, forward Gary Shaw 🏴 ⚽ scores his second on his 🕒 10th appearance (9 Starts).
Centre back Brendan Ormsby 🏴 is 🟥 sent off on his 🕒 8th appearance in a Villa shirt (6 Starts).
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Wolverhampton Wanderers


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973-74
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #277 |
Saturday, 27 October 1979
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🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 277 | 🟩 | 121 🟨 | 79 🟥 77 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Lloyd | 🏴 | Worcester, 1977-1979
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟥 Brendan Ormsby
🟨 Allan Evans, Dissent
🟨 Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
CARDS

🟥 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson replaces Mike Pejic.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.86 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 17.94 |
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Barnwell | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Derek Parkin | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 |
M Peter Daniel | 🏴 |
M Kenny Hibbitt | 🏴 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
M Dave Thomas | 🏴 |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 |
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

🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 Oct 1979, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH REPORTS
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