Game #3575
Saturday, 9 February 1980
Attendance: 33,816
Lost
Division One
6th= (-)
Arsenal
WDWWL
Highbury
Villa fall 0-3 behind before a Dennis Mortimer consolation at Highbury to leave them joint sixth in the table after 25 games but with games in hand on the teams around them.
Arsenal
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
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26’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland
HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
48’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
65’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland
68’ Goal, 1-3, Dennis Mortimer
Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, David Geddis
FT Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in seven games to make it ten wins, nine draws and six defeats in twenty five League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #293 |
Saturday, 9 February 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-3 |
Last 5 Games | WDWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.23 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Terry Neill | 🏴 |
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 |
Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M David Price | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
F David Geddis for F Gary Shaw |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
Alex Cropley |
Frank Carrodus |
Mike Pejic |
Tony Morley |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
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