Game #3598
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 August 1980


Drew
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 30,017
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
Manchester City
2-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 9' | Gordon Cowans | 75' |
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 August 1980
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 2-1, (Manchester City, pen), Dennis Tueart
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 2-2, (Manchester City), Ray Ranson
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 August 1980
Manchester's smallest club luck in to a generous refereeing decision as they are gifted a spot kick at two goals behind in the 83' minute before equalising in the final minutes.
Villa remain 4th in the table and their lucky opponents rock bottom.
Villa make it three games unbeaten and 🟩 two wins at the start of the 1980-81 season as Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores his first goals for the club.
Gordon Cowans 🏴 contributes his 🔥 20th assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 162nd appearance (142 Starts) to make it 🟩 W69 🟨 D46 🟥 L47, ⚽ 21 Goals and 🔥 20 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.95 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 🔥 sets up Peter Withe’s 🏴 ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt to record his 20th goal involvement on his 39th appearance (38 Starts) at a rate of one goal involvement for every 1.95 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores a brace for his first goals in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 3rd appearance.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester City


UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #316 |
Saturday, 23 August 1980
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🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Saunders | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1978–1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 316 | 🟩 | 139 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Alan Saunders | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1978–1986 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 Poor decision for a non-existent penalty that gave the Manchester minnows a lifeline
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.73 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.56 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.77 |
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Malcolm Allison | 🏴 |

Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Tommy Booth | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Steve Daley | 🏴 |
M Steve MacKenzie | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Kevin Reeves | 🏴 |
CF Paul Sugrue | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Paul Sugrue | 🏴 | (CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |)
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
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
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
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 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 23 August 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.

