Game #3580
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 March 1980


Won
5th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,956
🟩 1 Mar 1980, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Derby County

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 43' |
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 March 1980
🟨 | 39' Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
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
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 March 1980
Villa beat Derby at Villa Park thanks to a strike from Allan Evans as they climb to joint 5th in the table with as many as three games in hand on some of the teams around them.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it twelve wins, ten draws and six defeats in twenty eight League matches this season as they climb back to 6th in the table.
🟩 1 Mar 1980, Villa 1-0 Derby, 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
Derby County


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 1 Mar 1980, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #298 |
Saturday, 1 March 1980
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mike Bidmead | 🏴 | Kingston, 1979-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 298 | 🟩 | 133 🟨 | 85 🟥 80 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Bidmead | 🏴 | Kingston, 1979-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Dennis Mortimer, Dissent
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.05 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.08 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.29 |
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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
Colin Addison | 🏴 |

Derby County
GK David McKellar | 🏴 |
LB Steve Buckley | 🏴 |
CB Keith Osgood | 🏴 |
CB Roy McFarland | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Steve Powell | 🏴 |
M Steve Emery | 🏴 |
M Paul Emson | 🏴 |
M Barry Powell | 🏴 |
F Dave Swindlehurst | 🏴 |
CF Alan Biley | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Aidan McCaffery | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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