Game #3576
Saturday, 16 February 1980
Attendance: 29,468
Drew
FA Cup 5th Round
5th Round
Blackburn Rovers
DWWLD
Ewood Park
Allan Evans heads into his own net with just 55 seconds remaining to leave Villa with another cup replay - this time with third tier Blackburn who had looked incapable of drawing level even with just a one goal deficit.
Blackburn Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
40’ Goal, 1-0 David Geddis
HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
89’ Goal, (Blackburn Rovers), Allan Evans o.g.
FT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa can only draw with third division Blackburn in the fifth round of the FA Cup ahead of a replay at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #294 |
Saturday, 16 February 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWWLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Blackburn Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Gary Shaw.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.04 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 19.88 |
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 David Geddis |
F Terry Donovan |
Blackburn Rovers
Arnold, Rathbone, Kelley, Fazackerley, Brannagan, Kendall, Parkes, McKenzie, Crawford, Garner, Brotherston.
Manager: Howard Kendall.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Sunday People*
Sunday, 17 February 1980