Game #3575
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 February 1980


Lost
6th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 33,816
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
3-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 February 1980
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland
🕒 | HT Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Graham Rix
🔁 | 62' Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, David Geddis
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-3, Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | FT Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa
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
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 February 1980
Villa fall 0-3 behind before a Dennis Mortimer 🏴 consolation at Highbury leaves them joint sixth in the table after 25 games but with games in hand on the teams around them.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟥 lose for the first time in seven games to make it 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 nine draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty five League matches.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 suffers his 🟥 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 193rd appearance.
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

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
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #293 |
Saturday, 9 February 1980
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🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 293 | 🟩 | 130 🟨 | 83 🟥 80 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Glasson | 🏴 | Salisbury, 1973-1983
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 25 September 1979, Villa 0-0 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
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
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.67 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.02 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.23 |
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
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
Terry Neill | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
RB Pat Rice | 🇬🇧 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
LB Sammy Nelson | 🏴 |
M David Price | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M Liam Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF David Geddis | 🏴 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 62' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
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
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/12
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 9 Feb 1980, Villa 1-3 Arsenal, Highbury

