Game #3588
Saturday, 29 March 1980
Attendance: 16,234
Lost
Division One
5th= (-)
Stoke
LLDWL
Victoria Ground
Villa lose to Stoke as Villa continue to be threadbare but despite one win in seven first division games remain joint fifth in the table.
Stoke City
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
20’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City, pen), Evans
HT Stoke City 1-0 Aston Villa
63’ Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Lee Chapman
Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Robert Hopkins
FT Stoke City 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the fifth time in seven to make it thirteen wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty five League matches this season.
Aston Villa
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #306 |
Saturday, 29 March 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLDWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 19.50 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
CB Brendan Ormsby |
M Pat Heard |
M Ivor Linton |
W Tony Morley |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Des Bremner |
Stoke
Fox, Johnson, Dodd, Evans, O’Callaghan, Richardson, Doyle, Cook, Chapman (g), Heath (ex) (Bracewell), Crooks. Manager: Alan Durban.
SUBSTITUTES
M Robert Hopkins for W Tony Morley |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
Alex Cropley |
Frank Carrodus |
Mike Pejic |
Brian Little |
Dennis Mortimer |
Gary Shaw |
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
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