Game #3598
Aston Villa
2-1-0, 5 PTS
Saturday, 23 August 1980
4th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Drew
2-2
๐จ 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Division One
Manchester City
0-1-2, 1 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 30,017
On This Day
Manchester's smallest club luck in to a generous refereeing decision as they are gifted a spot kick at two goals behind in the 83' minute before equalising in the final minutes.
Villa remain 4th in the table and their lucky opponents rock bottom.
Villa make it three games unbeaten and ๐ฉ two wins at the start of the 1980-81 season as Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his first goals for the club.
Gordon Cowans ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his ๐ฅ 20th assist in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 162nd appearance (142 Starts) to make it ๐ฉ W69 ๐จ D46 ๐ฅ L47, โฝ 21 Goals and ๐ฅ 20 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.95 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฅ sets up Peter Witheโs ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ first goal in a Villa shirt to record his 20th goal involvement on his 39th appearance (38 Starts) at a rate of one goal involvement for every 1.95 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores a brace for his first goals in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 3rd appearance.
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.73 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.56 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.77 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Peter Withe | 9' | 75' |
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 9' | Gordon Cowans | 75' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 9โ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Shaw
๐ | HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 75โ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐ฅ
| 83โ Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City, pen), Dennis Tueart
๐ฅ
| 88โ Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), Ray Ranson
๐ | FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #316 |
Saturday, 23 August 1980
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1980-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Alan Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1980-1984
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 107 | ๐ฉ 43 | ๐จ 26 | ๐ฅ 38 | โฝ 181 | ๐ฅ
168 |
League ๐ 99 | ๐ฉ 40 | ๐จ 25 | ๐ฅ 34 | โฝ 166 | ๐ฅ
152 |
FA Cup ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Home ๐ 55 | ๐ฉ 33 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 9 | โฝ 114 | ๐ฅ
59 |
Away ๐ 51 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 29 | โฝ 66 | ๐ฅ
87 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 316 | ๐ฉ | 139 ๐จ | 90 ๐ฅ 87 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK Joe Corrigan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ray Ranson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CB Tommy Booth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Caton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nicky Reid | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Power | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve MacKenzie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dennis Tueart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Kevin Reeves | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Paul Sugrue | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Malcolm Allison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Paul Sugrue | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Roger Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1980-81
Playing Squad
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #591 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #594 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
CB Allan Evans (Coach) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Plymouth Argyle u18 Manager ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Brendan Ormsby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #599 |
Centre Back
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CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #590 |
Centre Back
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LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | #609 |
Full Back
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LB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #598 |
Full Back
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RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #602 |
Full Back
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LB Pat Heard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #612 |
Full Back
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M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #601 |
Midfielder
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M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #606 |
Midfielder
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M Gary Shelton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #595 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Burnley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Robert Hopkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #613 |
Midfielder
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W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |
Winger
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CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #607 |
Forward
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F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #596 |
Forward
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CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #615 |
Forward
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CF Terry Donovan | ๐ฎ๐ช | #610 |
Forward
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