Game #3599
Wednesday, 27 August 1980
Attendance: 23,622
Won
League Cup 2nd Round
2nd Round
Leeds United
LWWDW
Villa Park
Villa beat fellow first division side Leeds in the first leg of the second round of the League Cup.
Aston Villa
1-0
Leeds United
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa extend their unbeaten form to include the League Cup as they make it four games unbeaten and three wins at the start of the 1980-81 season.
Aston Villa
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #317 |
Wednesday, 27 August 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Leeds United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.57 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.78 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
Leeds United
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
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