Game #3597
Wednesday, 20 August 1980
Attendance: 25,970
Won
Division One
4th (+5)
Norwich City
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Gary Shaw wins it for Villa for the second successive game.
Aston Villa
1-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 76' |
KEY MAN
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🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
⚽ | 76' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it two wins from two at the start of the 1980-81 season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Norwich City
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #315 |
Wednesday, 20 August 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Allan Evans and Colin Gibson replace Gary Williams and Eamonn Deacy.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.72 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.55 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.76 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Bond | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Norwich City
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
CB Tony Powell | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
D John McDowell | 🏴 |
M Peter Mendham | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
W Steve Goble | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Steve Goble | 🏴 | (D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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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