Game #3606
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 September 1980


Won
2nd= (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,398
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 September 1980
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 70' Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 September 1980
Gary Shaw hits his fifth winner of the season on 86’ despite suffering from suspected food poisoning to send Villa joint second in the table after eight games.
Ron Saunders' Villa get back to winning ways after defeat in the Cup as they make it five wins, one draw and two defeats in eight League matches this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Crystal Palace


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #324 |
Saturday, 27 September 1980
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🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 324 | 🟩 | 144 🟨 | 90 🟥 90 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 29 December 1979, Villa 3-1 Bristol City, Ashton Gate.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders reverts to the line up fielded in seven of eleven matches this season as Gary Shaw replaces David Geddis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.65 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.86 |
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst 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 | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |

Crystal Palace
GK Paul Barron | 🏴 |
RB Paul Hinshelwood | 🏴 |
CB Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
D Billy Gilbert | 🏴 |
M Neil Smillie | 🏴 |
M Jerry Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
CF Mike Flanagan | 🏴 |
CF Tony Sealy | 🏴 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 |
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF Steve Lovell | 🏴 |
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
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 27 September 1980, Villa 1-0 Palace, Selhurst Park.

