Game #3604
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 September 1980
Aston Villa
2-1
Wolves
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,881
Won
4th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 September 1980
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Emlyn Hughes
🟨 | 45' Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Mel Eves
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa get back to winning ways after successive losses as they make it four wins, one draw and two defeats in seven League matches this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #322 |
Saturday, 20 September 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 322 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 89 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
🆘 Undermined the flow of the game with his pernickity approach.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 September 1979, Villa 0-3 Manchester United, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders makes a first change to his starting line up in eight games as David Geddis replaces Gary Shaw.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.63 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 20.47 |
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 | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
D Hugh Atkinson | 🇮🇪 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Colin Brazier | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Rafael Villazán | 🇬🇷 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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