Game #3602
Saturday, 6 September 1980
Attendance: 23,192
Lost
Division One
4th (-1)
Ipswich Town
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Portman Road
Villa lose their unbeaten record as they fall to a hugely unlucky defeat at Portman Road despite being in the ascendancy throughout and fall back to 4th in the early table whilst opponents Ipswich remain top.
Ipswich Town
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Ipswich Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Frans Thijssen
🕒 | FT Ipswich Town 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time this season and the first time in seven games as they make it three wins, one draw and one defeat in five League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Ipswich Town
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1977-78
FIXTURE HISTORY
Ipswich Town
Previous 5 vs. Ipswich: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #320 |
Saturday, 6 September 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Bidmead | 🏴 | Kingston, 1979-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Bidmead | 🏴 | Kingston, 1979-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a sixth successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.77 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.59 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.81 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Terry Butcher | 🏴 |
CB Russell Osman | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
M Steve McCall | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 |
M Frans Thijssen | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
M Arnold Mühren | 🇳🇱 |
F Eric Gates | 🏴 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 |
CF Alan Brazil | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
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
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Justice wasn't done.
“But we should have struck them away.
“We played very well but everyone forgets how you played when you've lost.”
Ron Saunders.
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"We scrambled a result because Villa missed the best two chances of the match.
"They are going to be difficult to beat all season, especially when Shaw learns to take chances.
“He’ll be something special when he's 22."
Ipswich manager Bobby Robson.