Game #3590
Monday, 7 April 1980
Attendance: 42,584
Drew
Division One
5th (-)
Manchester City
DWLWD
Maine Road
Villa draw with a Manchester City side searching for their first win in eighteen and have goalscorer David Geddis sent off in the final seconds as the game boils over at Maine Road. Villa though remain fifth in the table with five to play.
Manchester City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 43' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
43’ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Tony Morley
HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
63’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester City), Paul Power
90’ Sending off, David Geddis, Tussle
FT Manchester City 1-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, David Geddis
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it fourteen wins, thirteen draws and ten defeats in thirty seven League matches this season.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #308 |
Monday, 7 April 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DWLWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Tony Morley replaces Terry Donovan.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 19.53 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Malcolm Allison | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Brendan Ormsby |
M Pat Heard |
W Tony Morley |
M Ivor Linton |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Des Bremner |
F David Geddis |
Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve Daley | 🏴 |
M Tony Henry | 🏴 |
M Kazimierz Deyna | 🇵🇱 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 7 |
Alex Cropley |
Frank Carrodus |
Mike Pejic |
Brian Little |
Dennis Mortimer |
Gary Shaw |
Ken McNaught |
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
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PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES