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

Saturday, 18 October 1980
1st= (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Peter Withe, Dissent (3)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
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 | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.71 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.92 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa record another convincing win to make it ๐ฉ eight wins, ๐จ two draws and ๐ฅ 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 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his 50th appearance and records his ๐ฉ 25th win in a Villa shirt (48 Starts).
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ scores his โฝ second goal in ๐ three games and his fourth League goal in 12.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his โฝ ๐ฅ 60th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 218th appearance at a rate of one every 3.63 games.
Starting XI

Won
3-0
๐ฉ 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
โฝ | 39โ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
โฝ | 46โ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
โฝ | 82โ Goal, 3-0, Peter Withe
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
๐จ | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trelford Mills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1978-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Trelford Mills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley, 1978-1990
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 87 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 40 | โฝ 137 | ๐ฅ
163 |
League ๐ 77 | ๐ฉ 28 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 33 | โฝ 129 | ๐ฅ
146 |
FA Cup ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ
11 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Home ๐ 42 | ๐ฉ 16 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 17 | โฝ 66 | ๐ฅ
70 |
Away ๐ 44 | ๐ฉ 15 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 22 | โฝ 71 | ๐ฅ
91 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 328 | ๐ฉ | 147 ๐จ | 91 ๐ฅ 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
5-4-3, 14 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,940
GK Barry Daines | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Chris Hughton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB John Lacy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Ricky Villa | ๐ฆ๐ท |
M Steve Perryman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Glenn Hoddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Garth Crooks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Steve Archibald | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Keith Burkinshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | (CF Gerry Armstrong | ๐ฌ๐ง |)
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: ๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1980-81
Playing Squad























