Game #3605
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Attendance: 7,608
Cambridge United
Abbey Stadium
Cambridge United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 6' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa, the most successful club in the history of the competition, playing their 100th League Cup game are knocked out by a Cambridge side who had not won since knocking out Wolves in the previous round.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Des Bremner
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 1-1, (Cambridge United), Tommy Finney
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 2-1, (Cambridge United), Steve Spriggs
🕒 | HT Cambridge United 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 63' Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Cambridge United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa suffer a shock defeat to second division Cambridge United as they exit the League Cup at the third round stage.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Cambridge United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Cambridge United
Previous 5 vs. Cambridge: 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #323 |
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 323 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Cambridge United
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 20.48 |
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 | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Cambridge United
GK Malcolm Webster | 🏴 |
RB Dave Donaldson | 🏴 |
CB Lindsay Smith | 🏴 |
CB Steve Fallon | 🏴 |
LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Doug Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Spriggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Finney | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Derrick Christie | 🏴 |
CF George Reilly | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 63' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Doug Evans | 🏴 | (LB Ian Buckley | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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