Game #3585
Aston Villa
12-11-9, 35 PTS

Wednesday, 19 March 1980
6th= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
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 | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Substitutes
🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 46' |
Unused Substitutes
None
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
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 7 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Lost
0-2
🟥 19 Mar 1980, Villa 0-2 Boro, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 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
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #32 |
Manager Game | #303 |
Wednesday, 19 March 1980

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Gilbert Napthine | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1980-1982
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Gilbert Napthine | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1980-1982
Linesmen: A. D. Blake (Bridgnorth); A. N. Rusling (Derby)
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 303 | 🟩 | 133 🟨 | 86 🟥 84 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Middlesbrough

Villa Park
Attendance: 15,319
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 | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Alan Ramage | 🏴 |
CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Peter Johnson | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
Forwards
F Terry Cochrane | 🇬🇧 |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
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.
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.
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