Game #3589
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 April 1980
Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,156
🟩 5 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-2
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 13' | Kenny Swain | 41' |
🟩 5 April 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
🟩 5 April 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 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 April 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 April 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 307 | 🟩 | 135 🟨 | 87 🟥 85 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 5 April 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
🟩 5 April 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 April 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 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Stan Bowles | 🏴 | (M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟩 5 April 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 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 5 April 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 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 5 April 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 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 5 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 5 April 1980, Villa 3-2 Forest, Villa Park.