Game #3574
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 February 1980
Won
6th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,469
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | None
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 February 1980
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 90’+3 Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 February 1980
Villa score two but it could be six as they run rings around Palace to 🟩 win for the fifth time in six unbeaten games in all competitions and keep their first clean sheet in eleven.
Ron Saunders' Villa 🟩 win for the fifth time in six Division One games to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 five defeats in twenty four League matches. As a result Villa sit 6th in the table.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (24 Starts).
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Crystal Palace
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #292 |
Saturday, 2 February 1980
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🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 292 | 🟩 | 130 🟨 | 83 🟥 79 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hunting | 🏴 | Leicester, 1968-1984
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 December 1977, Villa 3-0 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: None
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.65 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.00 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.21 |
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK John Burridge (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hinshelwood | 🏴 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
CB Terry Boyle | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Vince Hilaire | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Gerry Francis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mike Flanagan | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gerry Francis | 🏴 | (F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 |)
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 2 Feb 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park