Game #3565
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 December 1979
Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
Attendance: 41,160
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1979
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Terry Bullivant
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Little
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Alan Hansen
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Terry Bullivant, Sub on, Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in twelve Division One games to make it five wins, nine draws and four defeats in eighteen League matches this season. As a result Villa fall back to ninth in the table. Meanwhile, Terry Bullivant made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Fulham in November 1979 for a fee of £220,000.
However Mike Pejic made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 29 having only joined earlier in the season before being forced to retire from football due to injury.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978-79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #283 |
Saturday, 8 December 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 283 | 🟩 | 123 🟨 | 82 🟥 78 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 20
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 6
🆘 Apparently blind to the persistent fouling of Alan Hansen
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Terry Bullivant comes in for his debut in place of the suspended Dennis Mortimer.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.06 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | for M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Fairclough | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
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
🟢 M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 | 1979 | 🕒 12 | 12 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #604 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 10 December 1979