Game #3568
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 26 December 1979
Lost
8th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Attendance: 30,979
City Ground
Nottingham Forest
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 64' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 26 December 1979
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Nigel Spink
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest, pen), John Robertson
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest), Stan Bowles
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-2, Gary Shaw, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the second time in fifteen Division One games to make it seven wins, nine draws and five defeats in twenty one League matches this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1978-79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #286 |
Wednesday, 26 December 1979
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 286 | 🟩 | 125 🟨 | 82 🟥 79 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1972-1985 🆘
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Spink makes his Villa debut in place of Jimmy Rimmer as Dennis Mortimer returns after a three game absence in place of Terry Bullivant.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.23 |
Oldest Player |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 27.93 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.11 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W John Robertson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
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 | 7 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
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
🟢 GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 27 December 1979
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