Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans (pen) | Allan Evans |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Game #3651
Division One
St Andrew's
Attendance: 33,879
Saturday, 11 October 1980
Position:
2nd= (+2)
AT A GLANCE
Game #3651
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #327 |
Saturday, 11 October 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWWDW |
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 18.90 |
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
QUOTE OF THE DAY
MATCH PROGRAMME
LEAGUE TABLE
STARTING LINE UP
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
FB Eamonn Deacy |
M Des Bremner |
M Gordon Cowans |
W Tony Morley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
CF Peter Withe |
F Gary Shaw |
THE OPPOSITION
Wealands, Gallagher, Dennis, Langan, Todd, Curbishley (ex), Ainscow, Dillon, Gemmill, Lynex, Worthington (g). Manager: Jim Smith.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City, pen)
Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans
FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa beat neighbours Birmingham at St Andrew's to make it seven wins, two draws and two defeats in eleven League matches this season as they climb to joint second in the Division One table alongside Liverpool, one point behind leaders Ipswich.
KEY MAN
Allan Evans, third in three wins it for Villa, Saturday, 11 October 1980.
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