Game #3611
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 22 October 1980
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,367
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 47' | Allan Evans | 55' | Colin Gibson | 60' |
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 22 October 1980
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), John Gregory
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-1, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-1, Des Bremner, Assist by Allan Evans
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 4-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 22 October 1980
Merciless Villa sweep aside Brighton to take outright top spot in the first division table after thirteen games.
Villa record another convincing 🟩 win to make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 thirteen League matches this season under Ron Saunders 🏴.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (160 Starts) to make it 🟩 W78 🟨 D47 🟥 L50, ⚽ 23 Goals and 🔥 23 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.80 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Colin Gibson 🏴 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 65th appearance.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores for the second successive game to make it ⚽ three goals in his last four and ⚽ 6 goals in total in his first 🕒 16 games in a Villa shirt.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 scores his ⚽ 4th goal in a Villa shirt in 🕒 60 appearances.
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
League 🕒 11 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 19 | 🥅 10 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 7 | 🟩 5 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #329 |
Wednesday, 22 October 1980
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🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 329 | 🟩 | 148 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up as he fields the first XI used in ten of the sixteen matches so far this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.72 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.93 |
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Graham Moseley (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Mark Lawrenson | 🇮🇪 |
M Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Ray McHale | 🏴 |
M Brian Horton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | (W Peter O'Sullivan | 🏴 |)
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 22 Oct 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park