Game #3573
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.99 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.20 |
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa beat second division Cambridge at the second attempt in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Centre forward Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 is the hero as he ⚽ scores two and 🔥 creates another in Villa's 4-1 win in the Villa Park replay against second tier Cambridge to make it ⚽ 5 goals in his first 🕒 7 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 🔥 sets up Terry Donovan’s 🇮🇪 2’ strike to record his ⚽ 🔥 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 24th appearance (23 Starts) at a rate of one goal involvement for every 1.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 80th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 291st appearance (284 Starts) to make it 🟩 W132 🟨 D80 🟥 L79, ⚽ 80 Goals and 🔥 62 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.64 games.
Scorer(s) | Terry Donovan | 2' | 39' | Allan Evans | 58' | Brian Little | 60' |
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 2' | Terry Donovan | 60' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Gary Shaw, (80 Seconds)
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 1-1 (Cambridge United), Steve Spriggs
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 2-1, Terry Donovan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Cambridge United
⚽ | 58' Goal, 3-1, Allan Evans
⚽ | 60' Goal, 4-1, Brian Little, Assist by Terry Donovan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Cambridge United
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #291 |
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
Previous 5 vs. Cambridge: 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 291 | 🟩 | 129 🟨 | 83 🟥 79 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Cambridge United
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,835
GK Malcolm Webster | 🏴 |
CB Chris Turner | 🏴 |
CB Lindsay Smith | 🏴 |
CB Steve Fallon | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy O'Neill | 🏴 |
M Floyd Streete | 🏴 |
M Steve Spriggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Finney | 🇬🇧 |
CF George Reilly | 🏴 |
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 | (M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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