Game #3610
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 October 1980


Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,940
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 46' |
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 October 1980
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Peter Withe
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Peter Withe, Dissent
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 October 1980
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa record another convincing win to make it 🟩 eight wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in twelve League matches this season as they climb to joint leaders in the Division One table alongside Ipswich.
Villa hammer Tottenham in a performance that could have seen double the score.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 50th appearance and records his 🟩 25th win in a Villa shirt (48 Starts).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ second goal in 🕒 three games and his fourth League goal in 12.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 60th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 218th appearance at a rate of one every 3.63 games.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Tottenham Hotspur


UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #12 |
Manager Game | #328 |
Saturday, 18 October 1980
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🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1976-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 328 | 🟩 | 147 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1976-1990
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 October 1979, Villa 1-4 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: None
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders reverts to the line up fielded in nine of fifteen matches this season as Colin Gibson replaces Eamonn Deacy.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.71 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.92 |
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa 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
Keith Burkinshaw | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Barry Daines | 🏴 |
LB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |
CB John Lacy | 🏴 |
RB Gordon Smith (ex) | 🏴 |
M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ricky Villa | 🇦🇷 |
M Steve Perryman | 🏴 |
M Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
W Peter Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Garth Crooks | 🏴 |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 |
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Terry Yorath | 🏴 | (CF Gerry Armstrong | 🇬🇧 |)
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
LB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 5 |
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.


MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 18 October 1980, Villa 3-0 Spurs, Villa Park.

