Game #3555
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 October 1979
Won
13th (+6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,377
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Southampton
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 October 1979
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Des Bremner
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 3-0, Allan Evans (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Southampton
🟨 | Booking, Des Bremner, Trip
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 October 1979
Villa score for the first time in seven games.
Villa win for the first time in seven League matches to make it two wins, four draws and three defeats this season under Ron Saunders.
Villa climb 6 places to thirteenth in the table.
Gordon Cowans secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 119th appearance (104 Starts) to make it W50 D33 L36, 15 Goals and 10 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.76 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Aston Villa
Southampton
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #273 |
Saturday, 6 October 1979
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 273 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 | 77 🟥 76 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Salmon | 🏴 | Southgate, 1974-1985
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 March 1979, Villa 3-0 Bolton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Colin Gibson and Brendan Ormsby (first start of the season) replace John Gidman and Ken McNaught.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.88 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.67 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.02 |
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Terry Gennoe | 🏴 |
LB David Peach | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Malcolm Waldron | 🏴 |
RB Steve Baker | 🏴 |
M Alan Ball | 🏴 |
M Trevor Hebberd | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Charlie George | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Austin Hayes | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 October 1979, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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