Game #3557
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 October 1979


Drew
16th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,007
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-0

West Brom

Assist(s) | None
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 October 1979
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
🟨 | 60' Booking, Kenny Swain, Handball
🟨 | 76' Booking, David Geddis, Dissent
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
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
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 October 1979
A dominant performance by Villa but yet again goals are at a premium and another no-score draw results - their third in four league games - as Albion take a point at Villa Park to leave Ron Saunders' men 16th in the table.
Ron Saunders' Villa fail to score for the seventh time in nine games to make it two wins, five draws and three defeats in ten League matches this season as they sit in 16th place in the Division One table.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 275th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, 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
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #275 |
Saturday, 13 October 1979
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🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 275 | 🟩 | 120 🟨 | 78 🟥 77 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Hough | 🏴 | Macclesfield, 1973-1986 🆘
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 2
🆘 "Erred on the side of leniency" to refuse Villa a clear penalty before a brace of bookings for dissent and an unintentional handball.
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 August 1974, Villa 6-0 Hull, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Kenny Swain, Handball
🟨 David Geddis, Dissent
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Shaw (first start in 7 after injury) and Brendan Ormsby replace Ken McNaught and Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.75 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 17.90 |
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, 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 Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)

West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
LB Derek Statham | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
M Gary Owen | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
F John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Brown | 🏴 |)

🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
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
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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Monday, 15 October 1979
🟨 13 Oct 1979, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.

