Game #3546
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 August 1979


Lost
13th (-6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Bristol City
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,526
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2

Bristol City

Assist(s) | None
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 August 1979
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-1, (Bristol City), Kevin Mabbutt
🔁 | 25’ Sub off, Brian Little, Sub on, Ivor Linton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Bristol City
💥 | 75’ Villa reduced to 10 men, Gary Williams left field of play injured
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-2, (Bristol City, pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Bristol City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 August 1979
An already depleted Villa lose for the first time this season as their injury list grows longer, ending the game with 10-men after Brian Little's early kidney injury and Gary Williams a second half casualty.
Villa lose for the first time this season as they are beaten at Villa Park by Bristol City.
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Bristol City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #264 |
Saturday, 25 August 1979
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🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 264 | 🟩 | 118 🟨 | 73 🟥 73 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 March 1979, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams replaces Alex Cropley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.56 |
Youngest Player |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 18.70 |
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🚑 | ❌ |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |

Bristol City
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
M Tony Fitzpatrick | 🏴 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Pertti Jantunen | 🇫🇮 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
F Tom Ritchie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kevin Mabbutt | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | for F Brian Little | 🏴 | 25’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Kevin Mabbutt | 🏴 | (M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |)

🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
Bomb Squad | 2 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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Monday, 27 August 1979
🟥 25 Aug 1979, Villa 0-2 Bristol City, Villa Park

