Game #3619
Aston Villa
12-5-4, 29 PTS
Saturday, 6 December 1980


Lost
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Middlesbrough
8-4-8, 20 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,597
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
Middlesbrough
2-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 84' |
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1980
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Craig Johnston
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 1-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), David Shearer
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
🟨 | Booking, David Geddis, Foul
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 December 1980
Villa’s bizarre bogey side - potless ‘Boro - do it again in a remarkable game as Ron Saunders’ leaders lose out to the odd goal in three in the final seven minutes and cede top spot to the Liverpool side who had lucked in with their own late goal a week previously. If one man wasn’t panicking however it was Saunders.
Ron Saunders' Villa, without a win in four - and in their worst run of the season to date - make it twelve wins, five draws and four defeats in twenty one League matches this season. As a result Villa fall back to joint first place in the Division One table, level with Liverpool.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Middlesbrough


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #337 |
Saturday, 6 December 1980
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🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 337 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 94 🟥 92 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 February 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.84 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.05 |
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Neal | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
D Ian Bailey | 🏴 |
CB Billy Ashcroft | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
RB Irving Nattrass | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
M Mark Proctor | 🏴 |
W Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 | ⚽ |
F Terry Cochrane | 🇬🇧 |
CF David Shearer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Hodgson | 🏴 |
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 |
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
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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