Game #3595
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 May 1980
Lost
7th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 51,451
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
Liverpool
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 May 1980
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), David Johnson
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Avi Cohen
🕒 | HT Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 51’ Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool) Avi Cohen
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), David Johnson
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 1-4, (Liverpool), Noel Blake o.g.
🕒 | FT Liverpool 4-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Ivor Linton, Sub on, Tony Morley
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 May 1980
Ron Saunders' Villa end the season with a defeat to champions Liverpool but deliver a 7th place finish after overcoming a difficult start to the season dominated by off-field issues. Villa finish the campaign with sixteen wins, fourteen draws and twelve defeats in forty two Division One matches.
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978-79
Aston Villa
Liverpool
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #52 |
League Match | #42 |
Manager Game | #313 |
Saturday, 3 May 1980
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🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 313 | 🟩 | 137 🟨 | 89 🟥 87 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Morris | 🏴 | Rotherham, 1976-1982
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.39 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.25 |
Youngest Player |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 | 18.32 |
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Noel Blake | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Paisley | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Ray Clemence | 🏴 |
CB Avi Cohen | 🇮🇱 | ⚽ |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Phil Thompson | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neal | 🏴 |
M Sammy Lee | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
W Ray Kennedy | 🏴 |
CF Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
CF David Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Morley | 🏴 | for M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Howard Gayle | 🏴 |
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
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
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
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 7 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 3 May 1980, Villa 1-4 Liverpool, Anfield.
MATCH REPORTS
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