Game #3609
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 October 1980
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 33,879
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat neighbours Birmingham to remain joint second but are now just a point behind leaders Ipswich.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 October 1980
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City, pen), Frank Worthington
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat neighbours Birmingham at St Andrew's to make it seven wins, two draws and two defeats in eleven League matches this season as they climb to joint second in the Division One table alongside Liverpool, one point behind leaders Ipswich.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #327 |
Saturday, 11 October 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
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
🕒 327 | 🟩 | 146 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.90 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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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