Game #3606
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 September 1980
2nd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Ron Saunders reverts to the line up fielded in seven of eleven matches this season as Gary Shaw replaces David Geddis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.65 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.86 |
Gary Shaw hits his fifth winner of the season on 86’ despite suffering from suspected food poisoning to send Villa joint second in the table after eight games.
Ron Saunders' Villa get back to winning ways after defeat in the Cup as they make it five wins, one draw and two defeats in eight League matches this season.
Won
1-0
🟩 27 Sep 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 86' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 70' Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #324 |
Saturday, 27 September 1980
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1989
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Total 🕒 16 | 🟩 8 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 26 | 🥅 15 |
League 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 11 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
League Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 8 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 17 | 🥅 7 |
Away 🕒 7 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 7 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 324 | 🟩 | 144 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,398
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hinshelwood | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
D Billy Gilbert | 🏴 |
M Neil Smillie | 🏴 |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
CF Mike Flanagan | 🏴 |
CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 |
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CF Steve Lovell | 🏴 |
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"Don't ask me where we stayed last night, but the players are blaming the fish.
“Rimmer was wringing wet when he came into the dressing room. He feels very rough.
"It could be a virus although. hopefully, it's something they've eaten."
Ron Saunders.
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