Game #3598
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 August 1980
Drew
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester City
Maine Road
Attendance: 30,017
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 9' | Gordon Cowans | 75' |
🟨 23 Aug 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
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
🟨 23 Aug 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.
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
League 🕒 99 | 🟩 40 | 🟨 25 | 🟥 34 | ⚽ 169 | 🥅 154 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 52 | 🟩 11 | 🟨 13 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 68 | 🥅 102 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 23 Aug 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 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Alan Saunders | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1980-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 316 | 🟩 | 139 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Saunders | 🏴 | Newcastle upon Tyne, 1980-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
🆘 Poor decision for a non-existent penalty that gave the Manchester minnows a lifeline
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Paul Sugrue | 🏴 | (CF Roger Palmer | 🏴 |)
🟨 23 Aug 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 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Aug 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 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 23 Aug 1980, Villa 2-2 Manchester City, Maine Road