Game #3608
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
Attendance: 38,831
Drew
Division One
2nd= (-)
Manchester United
WLWWD
Old Trafford
Villa take the lead before Manchester United are awarded an Old Trafford penalty and Villa find themselves behind at half time, a Gordon Cowans inspired second half comeback delivers a share of the points for Ron Saunders' men.
Manchester United
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
15’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
35’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United, pen), Sammy McIlroy
36’ Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Steve Coppell
HT Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 2-2, Gordon Cowans (pen)
58’ Goal, 2-3, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
69’ Goal, 3-3, Gary Shaw
FT Manchester United 3-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa recover from two goals down to make it six wins, two draws and two defeats in ten League matches this season.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Manchester United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #326 |
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 3-3 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
Villa
None
Manchester United
None
TEAM NEWS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Colin Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.89 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
FB Eamonn Deacy |
M Des Bremner |
M Gordon Cowans |
W Tony Morley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
CF Peter Withe |
F Gary Shaw |
Manchester United
Bailey, Moran, Duxbury, Jovanović, Nicholl, Albiston, Thomas, Macari (Greenhoff J), Coppell (g), McIlroy (g) (g), Jordan. Manager: Dave Sexton.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
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