Game #3609
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 October 1980
Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Attendance: 33,879
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 October 1980
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans (pen)
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City, pen), Frank Worthington
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-1, Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 October 1980
Ron Saunders' Villa beat neighbours Birmingham at St Andrew's to make it seven wins, two draws and two defeats in eleven League matches this season as they climb to joint second in the Division One table alongside Liverpool, one point behind leaders Ipswich.
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #327 |
Saturday, 11 October 1980
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🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
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
🕒 327 | 🟩 | 146 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1974-1988
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 May 1979, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.69 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.90 |
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
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
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Mark Dennis | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Don Givens | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 October 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's.
MATCH REPORTS
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