Game #3623
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 December 1980
Nottingham Forest
2-2
Aston Villa
Division One
Nottingham Forest
City Ground
Attendance: 33,930
Drew
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 67' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 December 1980
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Trevor Francis
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 2-2, (Nottingham Forest), Martin O’Neill
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa draw at Forest to make it fourteen wins, six draws and five defeats in twenty five League matches this season. As a result Villa remain joint first in the Division One table, level with Liverpool.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #341 |
Saturday, 27 December 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1966–1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 341 | 🟩 | 153 🟨 | 95 🟥 93 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1966–1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 3
🆘 Missed a handball penalty before incorrectly disallowing an onside goal
Previous 5: Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 4 April 1979, Villa 0-4 Forest, City Ground.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
David Geddis replaces Peter Withe.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.90 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.11 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
D Bryn Gunn | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Raimondo Ponte | 🇨🇭 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
F Ian Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
RB Gary Mills | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
![All Videos](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKVqNzVInEc/maxresdefault.jpg 1x, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKVqNzVInEc/maxresdefault.jpg 2x)
![HIGHLIGHTS | Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IoCJwM7A8pI/mqdefault.jpg 1x, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IoCJwM7A8pI/mqdefault.jpg 2x)
HIGHLIGHTS | Crystal Palace 5-0 Aston Villa
![DURAN DOUBLE RESCUES A POINT FOR VILLA | Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKVqNzVInEc/mqdefault.jpg 1x, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lKVqNzVInEc/mqdefault.jpg 2x)
DURAN DOUBLE RESCUES A POINT FOR VILLA | Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool
![Olympiacos vs Aston Villa | Highlights](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9GEcWj0LOTE/mqdefault.jpg 1x, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9GEcWj0LOTE/mqdefault.jpg 2x)
Olympiacos vs Aston Villa | Highlights
![Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa | HIGHLIGHTS](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1ydmckUwnM0/mqdefault.jpg 1x, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1ydmckUwnM0/mqdefault.jpg 2x)