Game #3570
Aston Villa
Friday, 4 January 1980
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Bristol Rovers
Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 16,060
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 71' |
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 4 January 1980
⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0 Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol Rovers), Stewart Barrowclough
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 2-1, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 4 January 1980
Villa bring in the new year how they ended 1979 - victory in Bristol, this time in the FA Cup, as they beat second tier Rovers.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it successive wins against the Bristol clubs as they see off Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup.
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Bristol Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #288 |
Friday, 4 January 1980
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🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 288 | 🟩 | 127 🟨 | 82 🟥 79 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Brian Daniels | 🏴 | Essex, 1968-1983
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 February 1977, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans replaces Brendan Ormsby.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.57 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.92 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.13 |
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harold Jarman | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Glyn Jones | 🏴 |
RB Vaughan Jones | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
CB Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
D Tony Pulis | 🏴 |
LB Terry Cooper | 🏴 |
M Geraint Williams | 🏴 |
M Frankie Prince | 🏴 |
W Stewart Barrowclough | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Miah Dennehy | 🇮🇪 |
F Shaun Penny | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Emmanuel | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
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 | |
|---|---|
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
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
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Bristol Rovers, Eastville Stadium