Game #3619
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 December 1980
Lost
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 15,597
Middlesbrough
Ayresome Park
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.
Middlesbrough
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 84' |
KEY MAN
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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
ON THIS DAY
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: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #337 |
Saturday, 6 December 1980
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 | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 337 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 94 🟥 92 | 1.62
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Mike Peck
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Middlesbrough
None
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.36 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.84 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Neal | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
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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