Game #3609
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 October 1980


Won
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Attendance: 33,879
🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Birmingham City
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟩 11 Oct 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
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
🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 October 1980
Villa beat neighbours Birmingham to remain joint second but are now just a point behind leaders Ipswich.
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 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

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
Birmingham City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 11 Oct 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 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 327 | 🟩 | 146 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neville Ashley | 🏴 | Nantwich, 1976-1986
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
🟩 11 Oct 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 Oct 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 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 11 Oct 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 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 11 Oct 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 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's


MATCH REPORTS
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