Game #3578
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 February 1980


Won
7th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 33,658
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
West Brom
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 48' |
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 February 1980
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Bryan Robson
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 1-1, Ken McNaught, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-1, Brian Little
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-2 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
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 February 1980
Villa bounce back from their Highbury defeat to win at the Hawthorns and make it four League wins in their last five but Ron Saunders' men drop back to seventh in the table with games in hand.
Ron Saunders' Villa beat Albion to make it eleven wins, nine draws and six defeats in twenty six League matches.
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

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
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #296 |
Saturday, 23 February 1980
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🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 296 | 🟩 | 132 🟨 | 84 🟥 80 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1977-1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tony Morley (first start in 27 games after injury) and Gary Shaw replace David Geddis and Terry Donovan.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.06 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.27 |
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
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 | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | (ft)

West Bromwich Albion
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
D Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
D John Wile | 🏴 |
CB Aly Robertson | 🏴 |
RB Brendon Batson | 🏴 |
M Bryan Robson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Remi Moses | 🏴 |
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
F John Deehan (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Alistair Brown | 🏴 |
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

F David Mills | 🏴 |
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
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
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
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 4 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, Hawthorns

