Game #3566
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 December 1979
Tottenham Hotspur
1-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,555
Won
7th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 21' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 December 1979
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 2-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Osvaldo Ardiles
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy 🟢
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four but have now lost just once in thirteen Division One games to make it six wins, nine draws and four defeats in nineteen League matches this season with David Geddis scoring his first goal for the club after 16 games. As a result Villa fall climb back to seventh in the table. Meanwhile, Eamonn Deacy made his Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Galway Rovers in March 1979.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #284 |
Saturday, 15 December 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 284 | 🟩 | 124 🟨 | 82 🟥 78 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Hill | 🏴 | Kettering, 1978-1995
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Brendan Ormsby and Colin Gibson replace Mike Pejic and Allan Evans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.87 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.08 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
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Tottenham Hotspur
GK Barry Daines | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
M John Pratt | 🏴 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Colin Lee | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 78' |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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 | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~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
🟢 FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 December 1979
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