Game #3593
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 April 1980
Won
5th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 29,549
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa are forced to raid the reserves again but there is enough quality elsewhere in the side - seven of whom are under the age of 21 - to secure Villa’s first win in four by beating Tottenham by a Gordon Cowans goal. Villa remain joint 5th with five to play, three points clear of 6th and three points behind fourth.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 April 1980
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Noel Blake
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the second time in five to make it fifteen wins, fourteen draws and eleven defeats in forty League matches this season. Meanwhile, centre back Noel Blake made his Villa debut aged 18 after moving from Sutton Town in December 1978.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #50 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #311 |
Saturday, 26 April 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 311 | 🟩 | 136 🟨 | 89 🟥 86 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin McNally | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1972-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Kevin McNally
CARDS
Villa
None
Tottenham Hotspur
None
TEAM NEWS
Colin Gibson, David Geddis and Noel Blake (debut) replace Allan Evans, Eamonn Deacy and Brian Little.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.37 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.23 |
Youngest Player |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 | 18.30 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Barry Daines | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Don McAllister | 🏴 |
CB Paul Miller | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Tony Galvin | 🇮🇪 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
M Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |
F Chris Jones | 🏴 |
CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 | (CF Mark Falco | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 7 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
🟢 CB Noel Blake | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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