Game #3620
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 December 1980
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
🟨 Ken McNaught, Dissent
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.38 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.07 |
Villa hammer neighbours Birmingham in a match where the score could easily have been double.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 (in for the suspended Peter Withe 🏴) is the standout, ⚽ scoring two, 🔥 creating one and with the goal at his mercy seemingly throughout.
As a result Villa once again make top spot their own as they move one point clear of Liverpool and three clear of Ipswich after 🕒 22 games.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 twenty two League matches this season.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th and 6th goals in a Villa shirt on his 28th appearance.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 makes his 100th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
Scorer(s) | David Geddis | 64' | 83' | Gary Shaw | 77' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 64' | David Geddis | 77' | Allan Evans | 83' |
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 2-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by David Geddis
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-0, David Geddis, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught, Dissent
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #338 |
Saturday, 13 December 1980
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 91 | 🟩 37 | 🟨 25 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 150 | 🥅 126 |
League 🕒 86 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 23 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 144 | 🥅 123 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 0 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 45 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 10 | ⚽ 81 | 🥅 52 |
Away 🕒 46 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 19 | ⚽ 69 | 🥅 74 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 338 | 🟩 | 152 🟨 | 94 🟥 92 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,101
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Phil Hawker | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | (M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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