Game #3613
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 November 1980
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 29,953
Leicester City
Villa Park
Villa hit two in four second half minutes to secure their fifth successive League win and open their lead at the top of the table to three points. Meanwhile in a shock move, the board put the entirety of the Villa reserve team up for sale to counter "financial problems" with Brendan Ormsby, Gary Shelton, Terry Bullivant and Pat Heard touted for departure.
Aston Villa
2-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 65' |
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Saturday, 1 November 1980
🔁 | 38' Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it nine unbeaten in the League with eleven wins, two draws and two defeats in fifteen League matches this season as they sit clear at the top of the Division One table three points ahead of Ipswich.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #331 |
Saturday, 1 November 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 331 | 🟩 | 150 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
Ron Bridges
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
None
TEAM NEWS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Colin Gibson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.96 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
LB Willie Gibson | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB Larry May | 🏴 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
D Everton Carr | 🇦🇬 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
F Martin Henderson | 🏴 |
CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 38' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Buchanan | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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