Game #3598
Saturday, 23 August 1980
Attendance: 30,017
Drew
Division One
4th (-)
Manchester City
WLWWD
Maine Road
Manchester's smaller 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 the final minutes. Villa remain 4th in the table and their lucky opponents rock bottom.
Manchester City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
9’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
75’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe
83’ Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City, pen), Dennis Tueart
88’ Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), Ray Ranson
FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it three games unbeaten and two wins at the start of the 1980-81 season as Peter Withe scores his first goals for the club.
Aston Villa
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #316 |
Saturday, 23 August 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 2-2 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.73 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.56 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.77 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
M Des Bremner |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gordon Cowans |
W Tony Morley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
F Gary Shaw |
CF Peter Withe |
Manchester City
Corrigan, Reid, Power, Booth, Ranson (g), Caton, Daley, MacKenzie, Sugrue (Palmer), Tueart (g), Reeves. Manager: Malcolm Allison.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Sunday Mirror*
Sunday, 24 August 1980