Game #3612
Aston Villa
10-2-2, 22 PTS

Saturday, 25 October 1980
1st (-)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
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 | ๐ฅ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
๐ | FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | for W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Kenny Swain, Foul (6)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
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 names an unchanged line up as he fields the first XI used in eleven of the seventeen matches so far this season.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 18.94 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa make it eight unbeaten in the League with ๐ฉ ten wins, ๐จ two draws and ๐ฅ two defeats in fourteen League matches this season as they sit first in the Division One table two points ahead of Ipswich.
Villa record their ๐ฉ fourth successive win and ๐ฉ seventh in eight unbeaten games.
Forward Gary Shaw ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ makes his ๐ 50th start in a Villa shirt (52 Appearances).
Centre forward Peter Withe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores for the third successive game to make it โฝ four goals in his ๐ last five games having scored 3 in his first 12.
Winger Tony Morley ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores his tenth goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 37th appearance.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Won
2-1
๐ฉ 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
Scorer(s) | Tony Morley | 15' | Peter Withe | 68' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 15' | Allan Evans | 68' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 15โ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
๐จ | 37' Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
๐ | FT Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 59โ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Steve Moran
โฝ | 68โ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Allan Evans
๐ | FT Southampton 1-2 Aston Villa
๐ | Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #330 |
Saturday, 25 October 1980
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Treorchy, 1968โ1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Clive Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Treorchy, 1968โ1983
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 17 | ๐ฉ 6 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 26 | ๐ฅ
21 |
League ๐ 13 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 4 | โฝ 20 | ๐ฅ
15 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
6 |
Home ๐ 8 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 17 | ๐ฅ
5 |
Away ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
16 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 330 | ๐ฉ | 149 ๐จ | 91 ๐ฅ 90 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Southampton
5-3-6, 13 PTS
The Dell
Attendance: 21,249
GK Ivan Kataliniฤ | ๐ญ๐ท |
RB Ivan Golac | ๐ญ๐ท | ๐จ |
CB Malcolm Waldron | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Dave Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nick Holmes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Steve Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Steve Moran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Kevin Keegan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Channon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Phil Boyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Lawrie McMenemy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andrew Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ ๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1980-81
Playing Squad
























