Game #3604
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 September 1980
Won
4th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,881
🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 84' |
🟩 20 September 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
🟩 20 September 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 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 September 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 September 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 322 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 89 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 20 September 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: 🟨 🟨
🟩 20 September 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 September 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 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Norman Bell | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Clarke | 🏴 |)
🟩 20 September 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 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 20 September 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 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 September 1980, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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