Game #3584
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 March 1980
Lost
6th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Southampton
Attendance: 20,735
The Dell
Southampton
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 March 1980
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Ivan Golac
🕒 | HT Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-2, (Southampton), Mick Channon
🟨 | 90' Booking, Colin Gibson, High tackle
🕒 | FT Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose three successive matches for the first time since September to make it twelve wins, eleven draws and eight defeats in thirty one League matches this season as they fall back to 8th in the table.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Southampton
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #302 |
Saturday, 15 March 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968–1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 302 | 🟩 | 133 🟨 | 86 🟥 83 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Challis | 🏴 | Kent, 1968–1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
🆘 Failed to clampdown on Southampton's early aggression that inevitably ended with injuries and walking wounded for Villa.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Kenny Swain and Tony Morley replace Brian Little and Ivor Linton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.46 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.33 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Peter Wells | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
CB Malcolm Waldron | 🏴 |
RB Steve Baker | 🏴 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 | ⚽ |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Charlie George | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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