Game #3610
Aston Villa
8-2-2, 18 PTS

Saturday, 18 October 1980
1st= (+1)
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
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent (3)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Ron Saunders reverts to the line up fielded in nine of fifteen matches this season as Colin Gibson replaces Eamonn Deacy.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.71 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.92 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Won
3-0
🟩 18 Oct 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 39' | 46' | Peter Withe | 82' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 46' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #328 |
Saturday, 18 October 1980
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1978-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1978-1990
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 87 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 40 | ⚽ 137 | 🥅 163 |
League 🕒 77 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 33 | ⚽ 129 | 🥅 146 |
FA Cup 🕒 8 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 11 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Home 🕒 42 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 70 |
Away 🕒 44 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 22 | ⚽ 71 | 🥅 91 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 2 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 328 | 🟩 | 147 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
5-4-3, 14 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,940
GK Barry Daines | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB John Lacy | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
W Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Garth Crooks | 🏴 |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 |
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa record another convincing win to make it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in twelve League matches this season as they climb to joint leaders in the Division One table alongside Ipswich.
Villa hammer Tottenham in a performance that could have seen double the score.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 50th appearance and records his 🟩 25th win in a Villa shirt (48 Starts).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ second goal in 🕒 three games and his fourth League goal in 12.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 60th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 218th appearance at a rate of one every 3.63 games.
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