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, The Hawthorns
West Brom
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 48' |
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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, The Hawthorns
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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, The 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, The 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 296 | 🟩 | 132 🟨 | 84 🟥 80 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Doncaster, 1977-1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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, The 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, The Hawthorns
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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, The Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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, The Hawthorns
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The 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, The Hawthorns
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 23 Feb 1980, Villa 2-1 Albion, The Hawthorns