Game #3601
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 3 September 1980


Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Leeds United
Elland Road
Attendance: 12,236
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Leeds United
1-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 3 September 1980
⚽ | 6' Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe
🥅 | 13' Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), Arthur Graham
⚽ | 45' Goal, 2-1, Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | 72' Goal, 3-1, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-3 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gary Shaw, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
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
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 3 September 1980
Villa extend their unbeaten run to six games as they beat Leeds in the second leg of the League Cup to make it 🟩 three wins over the Elland Road outfit in the 🕒 last seven games.
Leeds take the lead but Villa fight back as Gary Shaw 🏴 hits a brace for his ⚽ fifth goal in 🕒 six as Villa progress to the third round of the League Cup at Elland Road.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 makes his 🕒 150th start in a Villa shirt (165 Appearances) to make it 🟩 W72 🟨 D46 🟥 L47, ⚽ 21 Goals and 🔥 20 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.02 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Des Bremner 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road

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


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #319 |
Wednesday, 3 September 1980
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🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1 (4-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 319 | 🟩 | 142 🟨 | 90 🟥 87 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ken McNaught, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fifth successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.76 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.59 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.80 |
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland 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
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |

Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
CB Paul Hart | 🏴 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Brian Flynn | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamson | 🏴 |
M Paul Madeley | 🏴 |
CF Derek Parlane | 🏴 |
M Alejandro Sabella | 🇦🇷 |
W Arthur Graham | 🏴 |
F Terry Connor | 🏴 |
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Carl Harris | 🏴 |
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 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Sep 1980, Villa 3-1 Leeds, Elland Road


MATCH REPORTS
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