Game #3572
Saturday, 26 January 1980
Attendance: 12,000
Drew
FA Cup 4th Round
4th Round
Cambridge United
LWWWD
Abbey Stadium
Villa are held but second division Cambridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup ahead of a replay at Villa Park.
Cambridge United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 16' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
16’ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Gary Shaw
34’ Goal, 1-1, (Cambridge United), Dennis Mortimer o.g.
HT Cambridge United 1-1 Aston Villa
FT Cambridge United 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa can only draw with second division Cambridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup ahead of a replay at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Cambridge United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Cambridge: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #290 |
Saturday, 26 January 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Cambridge United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 31.98 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.19 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
F Terry Donovan |
Cambridge United
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
Alex Cropley |
Frank Carrodus |
Mike Pejic |
David Geddis |
Tony Morley |
UNAVAILABLE
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“It was definitely an own goal.
“It rocketed off my head as I was watching the Cambridge centre forward in an offside position."
Dennis Mortimer.
*Sunday Mirror*
Sunday, 27 January 1980