Game #3608
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
Drew
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 38,831
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
Manchester United
3-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 15' | Kenny Swain | 69' |
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 35’ Goal, 1-1, (Manchester United, pen), Sammy McIlroy
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 1-2, (Manchester United), Steve Coppell
🕒 | HT Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-2, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 2-3, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 3-3, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
🕒 | FT Manchester United 3-3 Aston Villa
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
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa recover from two goals down to make it 🟩 six wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 ten League matches this season.
Villa take the lead before Manchester United are awarded an Old Trafford penalty and Villa find themselves behind at half time, a Gordon Cowans 🏴 inspired second half comeback delivers a share of the points for Ron Saunders' men.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ first League goal in 🕒 7 games and his third in 10 overall.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 88th appearance at a rate of one every 5.87 games.
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1976-77
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #326 |
Wednesday, 8 October 1980
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🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 326 | 🟩 | 145 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.68 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.89 |
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Sexton | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Gary Bailey | 🏴 |
RB Mike Duxbury | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Kevin Moran | 🇮🇪 |
CB Nikola Jovanović | 🇲🇪 |
LB Arthur Albiston | 🏴 |
M Mickey Thomas | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 |
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lou Macari | 🏴 | (CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 |)
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford
MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 8 Oct 1980, Villa 3-3 United, Old Trafford