Game #3578
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 February 1980
7th (-1)
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 | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
Tony Morley (first start in 27 games after injury) and Gary Shaw replace David Geddis and Terry Donovan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.06 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.27 |
Villa bounce back from their Highbury defeat to win at the Hawthorns and make it four League wins in their last five but Ron Saunders' men drop back to seventh in the table with games in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Albion to make it eleven wins, nine draws and six defeats in twenty six League matches.
Won
2-1
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
Scorer(s) | Ken McNaught | 48' | Brian Little | 58' |
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 48' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Bryan Robson
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 1-1, Ken McNaught, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #296 |
Saturday, 23 February 1980
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1980-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1980-1993
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 126 | 🟩 W57 (45% ) | 🟨 D23 | 🇺(63% ) | 🟥 L46 (37% ) | ⚽ 204 | 🥅 187 | GD 17
Match Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 296 | 🟩 | 132 🟨 | 84 🟥 80 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Division One
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 33,658
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
F John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
F David Mills | 🏴 |
Cards
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Matchday Squad:
Unavailable
Not Recorded
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