Game #3621
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 December 1980
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,425
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1980
๐ฅ | 5' Player left field of play injured, Ken McNaught
๐ฅ | 10' Player returned to field of play injured, Ken McNaught
๐ฅ
| 15โ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Mike Robinson
๐จ | 36' Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
๐ | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | Player left field of play injured, David Geddis
๐ฅ | Free kick awarded against Villa who thought the referee had stopped play to allow for the substitution
๐ | 68' Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
๐ | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 December 1980
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #339 |
Saturday, 20 December 1980
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1975-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 339 | ๐ฉ | 152 ๐จ | 94 ๐ฅ 93 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Surrey, 1975-1993
Matches Officiated: 5
๐ฉ : 2
๐จ : 2
๐ฅ : 1
๐ : 1
Previous 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Last Match: ๐ฉ 20 February 1980, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park.
Cards: ๐จ
CARDS
๐จ
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive match.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.09 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kenny Swain | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ | ๐จ |
M Des Bremner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Tony Morley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ | ๐ |
MANAGER
Alan Mullery | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Graham Moseley (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Clark | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mark Lawrenson | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Steve Foster | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Neil McNab | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Brian Horton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Gregory (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Peter O'Sullivan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Michael Robinson | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
CF Andy Ritchie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
SUBSTITUTES
๐ | FB Eamonn Deacy | ๐ฎ๐ช | for CF David Geddis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 68' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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