Game #3604
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 September 1980
Won
4th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,881
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 September 1980
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Emlyn Hughes
🟨 | 45' Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Mel Eves
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-1, David Geddis, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 September 1980
Villa bounce back from successive defeats to beat Wolves at Villa Park and climb back to joint fourth in the table.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 four wins, 🟨 one draw and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 seven League matches this season.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 makes his 25th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #322 |
Saturday, 20 September 1980
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🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972–1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 322 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 89 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Reeves | 🏴 | Leicester, 1972-1981 🆘
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 3
🆘 Undermined the flow of the game with his pernickity approach.
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 September 1979, Villa 0-3 Manchester United, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Peter Withe, Dissent
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders makes a first change to his starting line up in eight games as David Geddis replaces Gary Shaw.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.63 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 20.47 |
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
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 | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Barnwell | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Paul Bradshaw | 🏴 |
D Hugh Atkinson | 🇮🇪 |
LB Emlyn Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Colin Brazier | 🏴 |
CB George Berry | 🏴 |
RB Geoffrey Palmer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Rafael Villazán | 🇬🇷 |
M Willie Carr | 🏴 |
CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Melvyn Eves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Richards | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
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
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Sep 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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