Game #3596
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 August 1980
Won
9th
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 23,401
Leeds United
Elland Road
Peter Withe creates a goal on debut as Gary Shaw runs the show to set up Villa's opening day win despite conceding a penalty in just the 2' of the game.
Leeds United
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 44' | Peter Withe | 59' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 August 1980
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United, pen), Byron Stevenson
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa open the 1980-81 season with a win at Leeds as Peter Withe makes his Villa debut aged 28 after moving from Newcastle United in May 1980 for a fee of £500,000.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #314 |
Saturday, 16 August 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Flint | 🏴 | Kirby-in-Ashfield, 1973–1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Flint | 🏴 | Kirby-in-Ashfield, 1973–1982
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders hands a debut to new signing Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.47 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.54 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.75 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
M Alejandro Sabella | 🇦🇷 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Curtis | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | (CF Derek Parlane | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
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
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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PROGRAMME
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