Game #3589
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 April 1980


Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,156
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 13' | Kenny Swain | 41' |
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 April 1980
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Des Bremner, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Gary Birtles
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans, Assist by Kenny Swain
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-1, Own Goal, Larry Lloyd
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 3-2, (Nottingham Forest), Ian Bowyer
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Nottingham Forest
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
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 April 1980
Villa, still amidst an injury crisis, beat reigning European champions Forest to jump ahead of Brian Clough’s side as the now sole incumbent of 5th place in the chase to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa 🟩 win for the second time in three to make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 twelve draws and 🟥 ten defeats in 🕒 thirty six League matches this season.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 scores his second ⚽ goal in a Villa shirt 🕒 34 games after his first.
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Nottingham Forest


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #307 |
Saturday, 5 April 1980
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🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 307 | 🟩 | 135 🟨 | 87 🟥 85 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Chadwick | 🏴 | Darwen, 1975–1983
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 14 April 1979, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
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
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Geddis and Terry Donovan replace Ken McNaught and Tony Morley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.17 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.52 |
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
GK Peter Shilton | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
CB Larry Lloyd | 🏴 |
CB Kenny Burns | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M John McGovern | 🏴 |
M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
W John Robertson | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
CF Garry Birtles | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | (M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |)

🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 |
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
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, 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 🇺
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, 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
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 8 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 Apr 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park

