Game #3605
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Cambridge United
Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,608
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
Cambridge United
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Des Bremner | 6' |
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Des Bremner
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 1-1, (Cambridge United), Tommy Finney
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 2-1, (Cambridge United), Steve Spriggs
🕒 | HT Cambridge United 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 63' Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Cambridge United 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Colin Gibson, 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
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa suffer a shock 🟥 defeat to second division Cambridge United as they exit the League Cup at the third round stage.
Villa, the most successful club in the history of the competition, playing their 100th League Cup game are knocked out by a Cambridge side who had not won since knocking out Wolves in the previous round.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 makes his 🕒 10th appearance in a Villa shirt but now has just ⚽ two League goals and 1 League Cup strike to his name in what is proving to be a quiet start to his Villa career.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 makes his 25th 🕒 start in a Villa shirt.
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
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
Cambridge United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #323 |
Tuesday, 23 September 1980
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🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1987
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 323 | 🟩 | 143 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Downey | 🏴 | Hounslow, 1977-1987
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Dennis Mortimer, Foul
🟨 Colin Gibson, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | 20.48 |
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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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Cambridge United
GK Malcolm Webster | 🏴 |
RB Dave Donaldson | 🏴 |
CB Lindsay Smith | 🏴 |
CB Steve Fallon | 🏴 |
LB Jamie Murray | 🏴 |
M Roger Gibbins | 🏴 |
M Doug Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Spriggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tommy Finney | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
F Derrick Christie | 🏴 |
CF George Reilly | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 63' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Doug Evans | 🏴 | (LB Ian Buckley | 🏴 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 45 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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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 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 23 Sep 1980, Villa 1-2 Cambridge, Abbey Stadium