Aston Villa
14-14-11, 42 PTS
Wednesday, 23 April 1980
1979-80
5th= (-)
Lost
1-2
Manchester United
Division One
Old Trafford
Attendance: 45,201
๐ฅ 23 Apr 1980, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | Des Bremner | 90' |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 90' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Wednesday, 23 April 1980
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa lose for the first time in four to make it ๐ฉ fourteen wins, ๐จ fourteen draws and ๐ฅ eleven defeats in ๐ thirty nine League matches this season but it's another shocking refereeing performance that decides the game.
The defeat however is all the more poignant as it proved to be the final game for Villa great Brian Little ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
The game itself sees Villa suffer a sadly less than surprising Old Trafford refereeing injustice as Manchester Unitedโs first goal is from a cross delivered from beyond the byeline by Steve Coppell.
The goal comes before a thuggish Joe Jordan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ - scorer of both the home teamโs goals - leaves his mark on Allan Evans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
No punishment is forthcoming for the United player but Evans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ is eventually booked after trying to take out his retaliation.
Villa remain fifth but have to share the place with Wolves who have played a game less than Ron Saundersโ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ side.
Centre back Brendan Ormsby ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Midfielder Des Bremner ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ scores his โฝ second goal in ๐ four games having โฝ scored once in his ๐ previous 37.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 150th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Forward Brian Little ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 26 makes his ๐ 303rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt (296 Starts) befpre retiring from football due to injury. Little was one of those players that few clubs are ever lucky enough to see and experience, an outstanding talent and servant for the club there is little doubt had injury not intervened that he would have gone on to make many 100s more appearances than the 300 with which he graced the club. Little would retire with a record of ๐ฉ W136 ๐จ D84 ๐ฅ L83, โฝ 81 Goals and ๐ฅ 63 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement every 2.10 games he played across his outstanding career.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 310 | ๐ฉ | 135 ๐จ | 89 ๐ฅ 86 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #3592
Match Record
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #310 |
Wednesday, 23 April 1980
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Michael Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1973โ1980
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 108 | ๐ฉ 39 | ๐จ 20 | ๐ฅ 49 | โฝ 175 | ๐ฅ
200 |
League ๐ 96 | ๐ฉ 36 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 41 | โฝ 160 | ๐ฅ
172 |
FA Cup ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 11 | ๐ฅ
20 |
League Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 52 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 118 | ๐ฅ
83 |
Away ๐ 55 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 35 | โฝ 55 | ๐ฅ
116 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1971-80 ๐ 303 | โ 296 ๐ (7) | โฝ 81 | ๐ฅ 63 | ๐บ 8 | #555 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4โ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
๐ | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 68โ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Joe Jordan
๐ | Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Tony Morley
โฝ | 90' Goal, 1-2, Des Bremner, Assist by Tony Morley
๐ | FT Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Allan Evans, Retaliation for having his nose broken by Jordan
Officials
Referee: Michael Lowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1973โ1980
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Allan Evans, Foul (13)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | for FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Unused Substitutes
None
Manchester United
Dave Sexton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Gary Bailey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Kevin Moran | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Martin Buchan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Mickey Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Lou Macari | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Sammy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Joe Jordan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Tom Sloan | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 6 |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Mike Pejic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Suspension | 1 |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Manchester United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Manchester United
Match Media

What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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