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1980-81
Season Summary
Division | League | Pos | FA | FA Cup Progress | EFL | League Cup Progress | Europe | European Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division One | 1st | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | n/a |
1980-81
League Table
Division One
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | | |
2 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | | |
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | | |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | | |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 51 | 🏆 | 🏆 | 2 | 🏆 | 🏆 | | |
6 | Southampton | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 56 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 35 | | |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 🏆 | 25 | 30 | | |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | | |
9 | Leeds United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | | |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 68 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 9 | | |
11 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 42 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 12 | | |
12 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 19 | | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | | |
15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | | |
16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 14 | | |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 23 | | |
18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 35 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 20 | | |
19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 35 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 46 | 48 | | |
20 | Norwich City ⬇️ | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 10 | | |
21 | Leicester City ⬇️ | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 67 | -27 | 32 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 7 | | |
22 | Crystal Palace ⬇️ | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 83 | -36 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 47 | 49 | |
1980-81
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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3596 | 🟩 16 August 1980, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road. | Division One | 🟩 | 9th | 🔁 | W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | (CF Derek Parlane | 🏴 |) | Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield. | 🟩 20 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟨 19 April 1980, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟩 27 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 314 | 🕒 314 | 🟩 | 138 🟨 | 89 🟥 87 | 1.60 | 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 Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | | George Flint | 154 | 154 | 44 | 171 | 62 | 47 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 18 | 39 | 88 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 160 | 145* | 21 | 19* | 68* | 45 | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3597 | 🟩 20 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 4th (+5) | 🔁 | W Steve Goble | 🏴 | (D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 |) | John Bond | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬 🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 16 August 1980, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 🟩 26 March 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟩 12 November 1980, Villa 3-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | Ron Saunders | League | 315 | 🕒 315 | 🟩 | 139 🟨 | 89 🟥 87 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Unknown | 155 | 155 | 44 | 171 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 95 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 132 | 132 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 205 | 18 | 39 | 89 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 161 | 146* | 21 | 19 | 69* | 45 | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3598 | 🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | Division One | 🟨 | 4th (-) | 🔁 | CF Paul Sugrue | 🏴 | (CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |) | Malcolm Allison | 🏴 | | 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 | 🟨 | 🟩 20 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟩 27 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park. | 🟨 7 April 1980, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 🟩 31 January 1981, Villa 1-0 Manchester City, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 316 | 🕒 316 | 🟩 | 139 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 1.60 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | Alan Saunders | 156 | 156 | 44 | 173 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 96 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 133 | 133 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 206 | 18 | 39 | 89 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 162 | 147* | 21 | 20* | 69 | 46* | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3599 | 🟩 27 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park. | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Made | Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 | | W Eddie Gray | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road. | 🟩 30 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park. | 🟩 16 August 1980, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟩 3 September 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 317 | 🕒 317 | 🟩 | 140 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Clive White | 157 | 157 | 44 | 173 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 134 | 134 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 18 | 40 | 90 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 163 | 148* | 21 | 20 | 70* | 46 | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3600 | 🟩 30 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 3rd (+1) | 🔁 | CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 | (M Danny Thomas | 🏴 |) | Gordon Milne | 🏴 | | 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 | 🟩 | 🟩 27 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park. | 🟩 3 September 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟩 29 April 1980, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road. | 🟩 17 January 1981, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road. | Ron Saunders | League | 318 | 🕒 318 | 🟩 | 141 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | | Alan Porter | 158 | 158 | 44 | 173 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 98 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 135 | 135 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 18 | 41 | 91 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 149* | 21 | 20 | 71* | 46 | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3601 | 🟩 3 September 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | League Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | No Substitutions Made | Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 | | M Carl Harris | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 30 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park. | 🟥 6 September 1980, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟩 27 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Leeds, Villa Park. | 🟨 15 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 319 | 🕒 319 | 🟩 | 142 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Unknown | 159 | 159 | 44 | 174 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 50 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 99 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 136 | 136 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 209 | 18 | 41 | 92 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 165 | 150* | 21 | 20 | 72* | 46 | 47 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3602 | 🟥 6 September 1980, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road. | Division One | 🟥 | 4th (-1) | No Substitutions Made | Bobby Robson | 🏴 | | M Kevin O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 3 September 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟥 13 September 1980, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park. | 🟨 22 March 1980, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Villa Park. | 🟥 3 January 1981, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road. | Ron Saunders | League | 320 | 🕒 320 | 🟩 | 142 🟨 | 90 🟥 88 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Mike Bidmead | 160 | 160 | 45 | 175 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 100 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 137 | 137 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 42 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 18 | 41 | 92 | 64 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 151* | 21 | 20 | 72 | 46 | 48* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3603 | 🟥 13 September 1980, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 6th= (-2) | 🔁 | CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | (CF Eamon O'Keefe | 🇮🇪 |) | Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟥 6 September 1980, Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Portman Road. | 🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park. | 🟩 12 January 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park. | 🟩 7 February 1981, Villa 3-1 Everton, Goodison Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 321 | 🕒 321 | 🟩 | 142 🟨 | 90 🟥 89 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | Brian Daniels | 161 | 161 | 46 | 177 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 138 | 138 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 18 | 41 | 92 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 167 | 152* | 21 | 20 | 72 | 46 | 49* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3604 | 🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 4th= (+2) | 🔁 | CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |) | John Barnwell | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 13 September 1980, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park. | 🟥 23 September 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium. | 🟥 10 March 1980, Villa 1-3 Wolves, Villa Park. | 🟩 28 February 1981, Villa 1-0 Wolves, Molineux. | Ron Saunders | League | 322 | 🕒 322 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 89 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | | Peter Reeves | 162 | 162 | 46 | 178 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 102 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 139 | 139 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 18 | 41 | 93 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 168 | 153* | 21 | 21* | 73* | 46 | 49 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3605 | 🟥 23 September 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium. | League Cup | 🟥 | 3rd Round | 🔁 | M Doug Evans | 🏴 | (LB Ian Buckley | 🏴 |) | John Docherty | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park. | 🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟩 30 January 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park. | None | Ron Saunders | League Cup | 323 | 🕒 323 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | Colin Downey | 163 | 163 | 47 | 180 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 67 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 54 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 140 | 140 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 213 | 18 | 41 | 93 | 64 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 169 | 154* | 21 | 21 | 73 | 46 | 50* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3606 | 🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 2nd= (+2) | No Substitutions Made | Terry Venables | 🏴 | | CF Steve Lovell | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 23 September 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium. | 🟩 4 October 1980, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Villa Park. | 🟩 2 February 1980, Villa 2-0 Palace, Villa Park. | 🟩 21 February 1981, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 324 | 🕒 324 | 🟩 | 144 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | Dennis Hedges | 164 | 164 | 47 | 180 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 141 | 141 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 214 | 214 | 18 | 41 | 94 | 64 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 170 | 155* | 21 | 21 | 74* | 46 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3607 | 🟩 4 October 1980, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 2nd= (-) | 🔁 | CB Gordon Chisholm | 🏴 | (M Barry Dunn | 🏴 |) | Ken Knighton | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park. | 🟨 8 October 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford. | 🟩 23 March 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park. | 🟩 7 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Roker Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 325 | 🕒 325 | 🟩 | 145 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Tony Glasson | 165 | 165 | 47 | 180 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 56 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 142 | 142 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 215 | 215 | 18 | 41 | 95 | 64 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 171 | 156* | 21 | 22* | 75* | 46 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3608 | 🟨 8 October 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford. | Division One | 🟨 | 2nd= (-) | 🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 |) | Dave Sexton | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 4 October 1980, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Villa Park. | 🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟥 23 April 1980, Villa 1-2 United, Old Trafford. | 🟨 14 March 1981, Villa 3-3 United, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 326 | 🕒 326 | 🟩 | 145 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 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 Kenny Swain | 🏴 | | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | Unknown | 166 | 166 | 47 | 183 | 69 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 106 | 19 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 143 | 143 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 216 | 18 | 41 | 95 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 172 | 157* | 22* | 23* | 75 | 47* | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3609 | 🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | Division One | 🟩 | 2nd= (-) | No Substitutions Made | Jim Smith | 🏴 | | CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 8 October 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford. | 🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟩 3 March 1979, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | 🟩 13 December 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 327 | 🕒 327 | 🟩 | 146 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 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 | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | Neville Ashley | 167 | 167 | 47 | 184 | 70 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 144 | 144 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 217 | 18 | 41 | 96 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 173 | 158* | 23* | 23 | 76* | 47 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3610 | 🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st= (+1) | 🔁 | M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |) | Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's. | 🟩 22 October 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | 🟩 26 April 1980, Villa 1-0 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟥 21 March 1981, Villa 0-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane. | Ron Saunders | League | 328 | 🕒 328 | 🟩 | 147 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Trelford Mills | 168 | 168 | 47 | 184 | 71 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 18 | 42 | 97 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 174 | 159* | 23 | 23 | 77* | 47 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3611 | 🟩 22 October 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st (-) | 🔁 | LB Gary Williams | 🏴 | (W Peter O'Sullivan | 🏴 |) | Alan Mullery | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park. | 🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell. | 🟨 3 March 1980, Villa 1-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground. | 🟥 20 December 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground. | Ron Saunders | League | 329 | 🕒 329 | 🟩 | 148 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | Unknown | 169 | 169 | 47 | 185 | 72 | 53 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 109 | 20 | 3 | 38 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 146 | 146 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 219 | 219 | 19 | 42 | 98 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 175 | 160* | 23 | 23 | 78* | 47 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3612 | 🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 | | M Andrew Rogers | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 22 October 1980, Villa 4-1 Brighton, Villa Park. | 🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park. | 🟥 15 March 1980, Villa 0-2 Southampton, The Dell. | 🟩 28 March 1981, Villa 2-1 Southampton, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 330 | 🕒 330 | 🟩 | 149 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Clive Thomas | 170 | 170 | 47 | 186 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 61 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 110 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 44 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 147 | 147 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 19 | 42 | 99 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 176 | 161* | 23 | 24* | 79* | 47 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3613 | 🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Jock Wallace | 🏴 | | CF David Buchanan | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟩 25 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell. | 🟨 1 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟨 4 March 1978, Villa 0-0 Leicester, Villa Park. | 🟩 4 April 1981, Villa 4-2 Leicester, Filbert Street. | Ron Saunders | League | 331 | 🕒 331 | 🟩 | 150 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63 | 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 | 🏴 | | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | M Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | Ron Bridges | 171 | 171 | 47 | 186 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 111 | 20 | 4 | 38 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 19 | 42 | 100 | 65 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 177 | 162* | 24* | 24 | 80* | 47 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3614 | 🟨 8 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns. | Division One | 🟨 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft) | F David Mills | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park. | 🟩 12 November 1980, Villa 3-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟩 23 February 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟩 8 April 1981, Villa 1-0 Albion, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 332 | 🕒 332 | 🟩 | 150 🟨 | 92 🟥 90 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | John Hunting | 172 | 172 | 47 | 186 | 74 | 55 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 149 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 112 | 20 | 4 | 45 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 222 | 19 | 42 | 100 | 66 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 178 | 163* | 24 | 24 | 80 | 48* | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3615 | 🟩 12 November 1980, Villa 3-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Ken Brown | 🏴 | | F Ross Jack | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟨 1 November 1980, Villa 0-0 Albion, The Hawthorns. | 🟨 15 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Villa Park. | 🟩 20 August 1980, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park. | 🟥 23 October 1982, Villa 0-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | Ron Saunders | League | 333 | 🕒 333 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 92 🟥 90 | 1.64 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | Unknown | 173 | 173 | 47 | 187 | 75 | 55 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 150 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 19 | 42 | 101 | 66 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 179 | 164* | 24 | 24 | 81* | 48 | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 24 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3616 | 🟨 15 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 1st (-) | 🔁 | F Terry Connor | 🏴 | (M Gary Hamson | 🏴 |) | Allan Clarke | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟩 12 November 1980, Villa 3-1 Norwich, Carrow Road. | 🟥 22 November 1980, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield. | 🟩 3 September 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | 🟨 3 October 1981, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road. | Ron Saunders | League | 334 | 🕒 334 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 93 🟥 90 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 | | Eric Read | 174 | 174 | 47 | 188 | 75 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 151 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 114 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 224 | 19 | 42 | 101 | 67 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 180 | 165* | 24 | 24 | 81 | 49* | 50 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3617 | 🟥 22 November 1980, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield. | Division One | 🟥 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Bob Paisley | 🏴 | | M Jimmy Case | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 15 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Villa Park. | 🟨 29 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park. | 🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield. | 🟩 10 January 1981, Villa 2-0 Liverpool, Villa Park. | Ron Saunders | League | 335 | 🕒 335 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 93 🟥 91 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | M Gary Shelton | 🏴 | | Peter Richardson | 175 | 175 | 48 | 190 | 75 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 152 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 66 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 19 | 42 | 101 | 67 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 181 | 166* | 24 | 24 | 81 | 49 | 51* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3618 | 🟨 29 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟨 | 1st (-) | No Substitutions Made | Terry Neill | 🏴 | | M David Price | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟨 | 🟥 22 November 1980, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Anfield. | 🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park. | 🟥 9 February 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury. | 🟥 2 May 1981, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury. | Ron Saunders | League | 336 | 🕒 336 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 94 🟥 91 | 1.63 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | Neil Midgley | 176 | 176 | 48 | 191 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 153 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 46 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 116 | 22 | 4 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 226 | 19 | 42 | 101 | 68 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 182 | 167* | 24 | 24 | 81 | 50* | 51 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3619 | 🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park. | Division One | 🟥 | 1st= (-) | No Substitutions Made | John Neal | 🏴 | | M Graeme Hedley | 🏴 | | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | Not Recorded | 🟥 | 🟨 29 November 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park. | 🟩 13 December 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | 🟥 19 March 1980, Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough, Villa Park. | 🟩 25 April 1981, Villa 3-0 Boro, Villa Park. | 12-5-4, 29 PTS | 8-4-8, 20 PTS | Ron Saunders | League | 337 | 🕒 337 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 94 🟥 92 | 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 Des Bremner | 🏴 | | M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | Mike Peck | 177 | 177 | 49 | 193 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 154 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 117 | 22 | 4 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 227 | 19 | 43 | 101 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 183 | 168* | 24 | 24 | 81 | 50 | 52* | - | - | 2 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 57 | 26 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3620 | 🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park. | Division One | 🟩 | 1st (-) | 🔁 | M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | (M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |) | Jim Smith | 🏴 | | None | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12 | 1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12 | Not Recorded | 🟩 | 🟥 6 December 1980, Villa 1-2 Boro, Ayresome Park. | 🟥 20 December 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone Ground. | 🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.</ |