Game #3588
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 March 1980
Lost
5th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 16,234
Stoke
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
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 March 1980
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City, pen), Ray Evans
🕒 | HT Stoke City 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 0-2, (Stoke City), Lee Chapman
🔁 | 65' 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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
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 | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
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
🕒 306 | 🟩 | 134 🟨 | 87 🟥 85 | 1.60
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Neil Midgley
CARDS
Villa
None
Stoke
🟨
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
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Alan Durban | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
LB Paul Johnson | 🏴 |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Richardson | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jeff Cook | 🏴 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Garth Crooks | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 65' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Adrian Heath | 🏴 | (M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 | 8 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
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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