Game #3570
Aston Villa
Friday, 4 January 1980
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Bristol Rovers
Attendance: 16,060
Eastville Stadium
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 71' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 4 January 1980
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0 Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Stewart Barrowclough
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it successive wins against the Bristol clubs as they see off Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #288 |
Friday, 4 January 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 288 | 🟩 | 127 🟨 | 82 🟥 79 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 February 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans replaces Brendan Ormsby.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.57 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.92 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.13 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harold Jarman | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Glyn Jones | 🏴 |
RB Vaughan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
D Tony Pulis | 🏴 |
LB Terry Cooper | 🏴 |
M Geraint Williams | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Miah Dennehy | 🇮🇪 |
F Shaun Penny | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Emmanuel | 🏴 |
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 | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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