Game #3589
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 April 1980
Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 29,156
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Villa, still amidst an injury crisis, beat reigning European champions Forest to jump ahead of Brian Clough’s side as the now sole incumbent of 5th place in the chase to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Aston Villa
3-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 13' | Kenny Swain | 41' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 April 1980
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Des Bremner, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Gary Birtles
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans, Assist by Kenny Swain
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-1, Own Goal, Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 3-2, (Nottingham Forest), Ian Bowyer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the second time in three to make it fourteen wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty six League matches this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #307 |
Saturday, 5 April 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 307 | 🟩 | 135 🟨 | 87 🟥 85 | 1.60
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Ron Chadwick
CARDS
Villa
None
Nottingham Forest
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis and Terry Donovan replace Ken McNaught and Tony Morley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.17 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.52 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | (M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 8 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
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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