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.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 ⚽ scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 21st appearance (20 Starts).
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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