Game #3571
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 January 1980


Won
5th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Everton
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,635
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Everton

Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 63' | Dennis Mortimer | 82' |
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 January 1980
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 1-0, Colin Gibson, Assist by Des Bremner
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 2-1, (Everton), Peter Eastoe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Everton
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 January 1980
Villa make it 🟩 three successive wins in all competitions as they beat Everton to remain joint fifth in the first division table.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the fourth time in five Division One games to make it 🟩 nine wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 five defeats in 🕒 twenty three League matches.
Colin Gibson 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 30th appearance (28 Starts).
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Everton


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #289 |
Saturday, 12 January 1980
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🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1974-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 289 | 🟩 | 128 🟨 | 82 🟥 79 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Peter Richardson | 🏴 | Lincoln, 1974-1982
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 10 March 1979, Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough, Ayresome Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.60 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.94 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.15 |
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
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
Gordon Lee (ex) | 🏴 |

Everton
GK Martin Hodge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman (ex) | 🏴 |
D Billy Wright | 🏴 |
CB Mick Lyons | 🏴 |
LB John Bailey | 🏴 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Trevor Ross | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Joe McBride | 🏴 |
CF Peter Eastoe | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 |
CF Bob Latchford | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Trevor Ross | 🏴 | (CF Eamon O'Keefe | 🇮🇪 |)
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
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
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, 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
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park
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



🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 12 Jan 1980, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

