Game #3612
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 October 1980
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Southampton
The Dell
Attendance: 21,249
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
Southampton
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 15' | Allan Evans | 68' |
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 October 1980
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🟨 | 37' Booking, Kenny Swain, Foul
🕒 | FT Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Steve Moran
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Withe, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Southampton 1-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Tony Morley, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
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
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 October 1980
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it eight unbeaten in the League with 🟩 ten wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in fourteen League matches this season as they sit first in the Division One table two points ahead of Ipswich.
Villa record their 🟩 fourth successive win and 🟩 seventh in eight unbeaten games.
Forward Gary Shaw 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th start in a Villa shirt (52 Appearances).
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 ⚽ scores for the third successive game to make it ⚽ four goals in his 🕒 last five games having scored 3 in his first 12.
Winger Tony Morley 🏴 ⚽ scores his tenth goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 37th appearance.
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
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
Southampton
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #330 |
Saturday, 25 October 1980
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🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 330 | 🟩 | 149 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 21
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 6
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 December 1979, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Kenny Swain, Foul
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up as he fields the first XI used in eleven of the seventeen matches so far this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.73 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.94 |
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
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
Lawrie McMenemy | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Ivan Katalinić | 🇭🇷 |
RB Ivan Golac | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Malcolm Waldron | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
M Nick Holmes | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
F Steve Moran | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Kevin Keegan | 🏴 |
CF Mick Channon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Phil Boyer | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andrew Rogers | 🏴 |
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
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
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
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Oct 1980, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell