Game #3565
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 December 1979
Lost
9th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,160
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-3
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 1979
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Terry Bullivant
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Ray Kennedy
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-1, Brian Little
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Alan Hansen
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Terry McDermott
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Terry Bullivant, Sub on, Colin Gibson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 December 1979
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the first time in twelve Division One games to make it five wins, nine draws and four defeats in eighteen League matches this season. As a result Villa fall back to ninth in the table.
Meanwhile, Terry Bullivant made his Villa debut aged 23 after moving from Fulham in November 1979 for a fee of £220,000.
However Mike Pejic made his twelfth and final appearance for Villa aged 29 having only joined earlier in the season before being forced to retire from football due to injury.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978-79
Aston Villa
Liverpool
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #283 |
Saturday, 8 December 1979
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 283 | 🟩 | 123 🟨 | 82 🟥 78 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984 🆘
Matches Officiated: 20
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 6
🆘 Apparently blind to the persistent fouling of Alan Hansen
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 9 December 1978, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge. 🆘
Cards: 🟨
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Terry Bullivant comes in for his debut in place of the suspended Dennis Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.02 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.06 |
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kennedy | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Case | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 |
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | for M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Fairclough | 🏴 |
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
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, 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 | |
---|---|
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, 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
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Suspension | 1 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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