Game #3627
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 January 1981
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 🔁 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | for CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | 60' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Des Bremner, Professional Foul
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Eamonn Deacy replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.31 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 33.00 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.21 |
Villa extend their run to four wins in five unbeaten games as they beat a newly resilient Manchester City at Villa Park to remain top of the table, level on points with Ipswich and four clear of Liverpool.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it four wins in five unbeaten matches to make it seventeen wins, six draws and five defeats in twenty eight League matches this season. As a result Villa remain in joint first place in the Division One table level with Ipswich.
Scorer(s) | Gary Shaw | 2' |
Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 2' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Ken McNaught, Sub on, David Geddis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
🟨 | Booking, Des Bremner, Professional Foul
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #345 |
Saturday, 31 January 1981
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Referee: Brian Stevens | 🏴 | Gloucester, 1978-1991
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Total 🕒 108 | 🟩 44 | 🟨 26 | 🟥 38 | ⚽ 182 | 🥅 168 |
League 🕒 100 | 🟩 41 | 🟨 25 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 167 | 🥅 152 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 56 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 115 | 🥅 59 |
Away 🕒 51 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 12 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 87 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 345 | 🟩 | 156 🟨 | 95 🟥 94 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,682
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
M Dave Bennett | 🏴 |
M Tony Henry | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
M Tommy Hutchison | 🏴 |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
John Bond | 🏴 | 🤡 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 |
🟨 🟨
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"I'm sure I can make it in time [for the next match].
"The stitches will stay until we get Everton out of the way."
Ken McNaught after needing eight stitches when Steve MacKenzie's challenge opened a gaping wound just above his left knee.
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