Game #3585
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 March 1980
Lost
6th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,319
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Villa’s difficult spell continues as the injury hit side loses for the fourth successive game in all competitions and have one win in seven. Such is the toll on the squad that Kenny Swain is forced to play the second half as striker after David Geddis becomes Villa’s latest injury victim.
Aston Villa
0-2
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 19 March 1980
🥅 | 38' Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Billy Ashcroft
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough
🔁 | 46' Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-2, (Middlesbrough), David Armstrong
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose four successive matches for the first time this season to make it twelve wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in thirty two League matches this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Middlesbrough
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #303 |
Wednesday, 19 March 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gilbert Napthine | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1978-1987
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 303 | 🟩 | 133 🟨 | 86 🟥 84 | 1.60
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gilbert Napthine | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1978-1987
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Gilbert Napthine
CARDS
Villa
None
Middlesbrough
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis, Terry Donovan and Terry Bullivant replace Gary Shaw, Dennis Mortimer and Ken McNaught.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.12 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.13 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.48 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
CB Alan Ramage | 🏴 |
CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
W Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
F Terry Cochrane | 🇬🇧 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 |
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 | 7 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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