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1979-80
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
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Division One | 7th | Quarter Final | 3rd Round | n/a |
1979-80
League Table
Division One
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 30 | 51 | 60 | 🏆 | 2 | 🏆 | 🏆 | 2 | | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | | |
3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 53 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 🏆 | 25 | 30 | 38 | | |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 12 | | |
7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | | |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 20 | | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | | |
11 | Leeds United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | | |
12 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 25 | | |
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 49 | | |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 19 | | |
15 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 46 | 48 | 63 | | |
17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 36 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 5 | | |
19 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | | |
20 | Bristol City ⬇️ | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | | |
21 | Derby County ⬇️ | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 🏆 | | |
22 | Bolton Wanderers ⬇️ | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 73 | -35 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 32 | |
1979-80
Fixture List
Game # | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position | Opposition Subs | Opposition Manager | Opposition Unused | Opposition Team Cost | Team Cost | Opposition Matchday Squad | Matchday Squad | Opposition Unavailable | Result Image | European Season | Scorer(s) Front | Previous Game | Next Game | Previous vs | Next vs | Villa Context | Opposition Context | Match Manager | Crest | Competition Image | Competition Category | Manager Match | Manager Performance | Heading For | Media Credit | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Kit | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 | Sub 5 | Unused 1 | Unused 2 | Unused 3 | Unused 4 | Unused 5 | Unused 6 | Unused 7 | Unused 8 | Unused 9 | Unused 10 | Unused 11 | Ref Standalone | Last Window | Opposition Last Window | Injured | p1 Start | p1 App | p1 L | p1 GC | s1 App | s1 Sub | s1 D | s1 GC | s1 L | p1 W | p1 cs | s1 W | s1 CS | s2 App | s2 Sub | s2 W | s2 D | s2 L | s2 GC | s2 CS | p1 D | p1 Gls | p1 Ast | p2 App | p2 Start | p2 Gl | p2 Ast | p2 W | p2 D | p2 L | s1 Gl | s1 Ast | s2 Gl | s2 Ast | s4 Sub | s4 App | s4 Gl | s4 Ast | s4 W | s4 D | s4 L | s4 GC | s4 CS | s2 Bk | s1 Bk | Sub Sub | p5 St | p5 Gl | p5 Ast | p5 W | p5 D | p5 L | p5 GC | p5 CS | p5 Bk | p5 So | s3 Sub | s3 App | s3 Gl | s3 Ast | s3 W | s3 D | s3 L | s3 GC | s3 CS | s3 Bk | s3 So | p2 Bk | p2 So | s5 Sub | s5 App | s5 Gl | s5 Ast | s5 W | s5 D | s5 L | s5 GC | s5 CS | s5 Bk | s5 So | p2 GC | p2 CS | p1 Bk | p1 So | s1 So | s2 So | s4 Bk | s4 So | p3 App | p3 Start | p3 Gl | p3 Ast | p3 D | p3 W | p3 L | p3 CS | p3 GC | p3 Bk | p3 So | p4 App | p4 St | p4 Gl | p4 Ast | p4 W | p4 D | p4 L | p4 GC | p4 CS | p4 Bk | p4 So | p6 App | p6 St | p6 Gl | p6 Ast | p6 W | p6 D | p6 L | p6 GC | p6 CS | p6 Bk | p6 So | p7 App | p7 St | p7 Gl | p7 Ast | p7 W | p7 D | p7 L | p7 GC | p7 CS | p7 Bk | p7 So | p8 App | p8 St | p8 Gl | p8 Ast | p8 W | p8 D | p8 L | p8 GC | p8 CS | p8 Bk | p8 So | p11 App | p11 St | p11 Gl | p11 Ast | p11 W | p11 D | p11 L | p11 GC | p11 CS | p11 Bk | p11 So | p10 App | p10 St | p10 Gl | p10 Ast | p10 W | p10 D | p10 L | p10 GC | p10 CS | p10 Bk | p10 So | p9 App | p9 St | p9 Gl | p9 Ast | p9 W | p9 D | p9 L | p9 GC | p9 CS | p9 Bk | p9 So |
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3544 | 🟨 18 August 1979, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 9th | No Substitutions Made | Ian Greaves | 🏴 | | LB David Burke | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 15 May 1979, Villa 3-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 🟩 22 August 1979, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | 🟨 5 May 1979, Villa 0-0 Bolton, Burnden Park. | 🟩 3 November 1979, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 262 | 🕒 262 | 🟩 | 117 🟨 | 73 🟥 72 | 1.62 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Brian Little | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Gwyn Owen | 103 | 103 | 30 | 112 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 91 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 168 | 12 | 35 | 74 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 93* | 15* | 9 | 47 | 29* | 32 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 267 | 260 | 75 | 59 | 121 | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 128 | 51 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3545 | 🟩 22 August 1979, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 7th (+2) | 🔁 | F Gerry Ryan | 🇮🇪 | (F Malcolm Poskett | 🏴 |) | Alan Mullery | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 18 August 1979, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Burnden Park. | 🟥 25 August 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟩 20 January 1973, Villa 3-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground. | 🟨 3 March 1980, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground. | Ron Saunders | League | 263 | 🕒 263 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 | 73 🟥 72 | 1.62 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Brian Little | 🏴 | | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | | George Flint | 104 | 104 | 30 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | M Lee Jenkins | 🏴 | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 81 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 94* | 15 | 10* | 48* | 29 | 32 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 268 | 261 | 75 | 59 | 122 | 71 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 129 | 51 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3546 | 🟥 25 August 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 13th (-6) | 🔁 | CF Kevin Mabbutt | 🏴 | (M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |) | Alan Dicks | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 22 August 1979, Villa 2-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road. | 🟩 18 November 1978, Villa 2-0 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟩 29 December 1979, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate. | Ron Saunders | League | 264 | 🕒 264 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 | 73 🟥 73 | 1.62 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Brian Little | 🏴 | | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | George Nolan | 105 | 105 | 31 | 115 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 93 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 95* | 15 | 10 | 48 | 29 | 33* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 269 | 262 | 75 | 59 | 122 | 71 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 130 | 51 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3547 | 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road. | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Made | Bobby Roberts | 🏴 | | M Ray Bunkell | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 25 August 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park. | 🟨 1 September 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | 🟩 3 December 1974, Villa 2-1 Colchester, Layer Road. | 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 265 | 🕒 265 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 | 73 🟥 73 | 1.62 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | | Brian Hill | 106 | 106 | 31 | 115 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 236 | 9 | 32 | 101 | 70 | 66 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 169 | 169 | 12 | 35 | 75 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 96* | 15 | 10 | 49* | 29 | 33 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 131 | 51 | 11 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3548 | 🟨 1 September 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 14th (-1) | No Substitutions Made | Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 | | M Geoff Nulty | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road. | 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park. | 🟨 31 January 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | 🟨 25 September 1979, Villa 0-0 Everton, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 266 | 🕒 266 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 | 74 🟥 73 | 1.62 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | | Don Shaw | 107 | 107 | 31 | 116 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 95 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 12 | 36 | 75 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 97* | 15 | 10 | 49 | 30* | 33 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 132 | 51 | 11 | 58 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3549 | 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟥 | 2nd Round | 🔁 | LB Mike Packer | 🏴 | (CB Steve Dowman | 🏴 |) | Bobby Roberts | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 1 September 1979, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | 🟥 8 September 1979, Villa 0-3 United, Villa Park. | 🟩 28 August 1979, Villa 2-0 Colchester, Layer Road. | 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 267 | 🕒 267 | 🟩 | 119 🟨 | 74 🟥 74 | 1.61 | Top 6 | 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) | GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | | RB John Gidman | 🏴 | | RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF John Deehan | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | Lester Shapter | 108 | 108 | 32 | 118 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 237 | 9 | 32 | 101 | 70 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 0 | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | 96 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 171 | 171 | 12 | 36 | 75 | 51 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 98* | 15 | 10 | 49 | 30 | 34* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 133 | 51 | 11 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3550 | 🟥 8 September 1979, Villa 0-3 United, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 17th (-3) | 🔁 | CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 | (M Ashley Grimes 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |) | Dave Sexton | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 5 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Colchester, Villa Park. | 🟥 15 September 1979, Villa 0-2 Palace, Selhurst Park. |