Game #3573
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Cambridge United
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,835
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Cambridge United
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 2' | Terry Donovan | 60' |
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Terry Donovan, Assist by Gary Shaw, (80 Seconds)
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 1-1 (Cambridge United), Steve Spriggs
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 2-1, Terry Donovan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Cambridge United
⚽ | 58' Goal, 3-1, Allan Evans
⚽ | 60' Goal, 4-1, Brian Little, Assist by Terry Donovan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Cambridge United
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
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa beat second division Cambridge at the second attempt in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Centre forward Terry Donovan 🇮🇪 is the hero as he ⚽ scores two and 🔥 creates another in Villa's 4-1 win in the Villa Park replay against second tier Cambridge to make it ⚽ 5 goals in his first 🕒 7 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 🔥 sets up Terry Donovan’s 🇮🇪 2’ strike to record his ⚽ 🔥 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 24th appearance (23 Starts) at a rate of one goal involvement for every 1.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 80th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 291st appearance (284 Starts) to make it 🟩 W132 🟨 D80 🟥 L79, ⚽ 80 Goals and 🔥 62 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.64 games.
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, 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
Cambridge United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #291 |
Wednesday, 30 January 1980
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🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Walmer, Kent
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 291 | 🟩 | 129 🟨 | 83 🟥 79 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Taylor | 🏴 | Kent, 1975-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.64 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 31.99 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.20 |
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, 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
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Cambridge United
GK Malcolm Webster | 🏴 |
CB Chris Turner | 🏴 |
CB Lindsay Smith | 🏴 |
CB Steve Fallon | 🏴 |
D Dave Stringer | 🏴 |
LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy O'Neill | 🏴 |
M Floyd Streete | 🏴 |
M Steve Spriggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Finney | 🇬🇧 |
CF George Reilly | 🏴 |
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 | (M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |)
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Terry Bullivant | 🏴 |
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
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, 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
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, 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
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Jan 1980, Villa 4-1 Cambridge, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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