Game #3600
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 1980
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 20,050
Coventry City
Villa Park
Gary Shaw hits Villa’s winner for the third time in five games as Ron Saunders’ unbeaten side rise to 3rd in the first division table.
Aston Villa
1-0
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 65' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1980
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa extend their unbeaten run to five games as they make it three wins and a draw in four League matches this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Coventry City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #318 |
Saturday, 30 August 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973–1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 318 | 🟩 | 141 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 1.61
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Porter | 🏴 | Bolton, 1973–1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨
Alan Porter
CARDS
Villa
None
Coventry City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fourth successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.58 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.79 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Gordon Milne | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Jim Blyth | 🏴 |
RB Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Mick Coop | 🏴 |
CB Paul Dyson | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Blair (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gerry Daly | 🇮🇪 |
M Clive Haywood | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt (ex) | 🏴 |
F Tommy English | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hateley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 | (M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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