Game #3613
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 November 1980
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,953
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Kenny Swain | 65' |
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 November 1980
🔁 | 38' Sub off, Eamonn Deacy, Sub on, Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by Kenny Swain
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 2-0, Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 November 1980
Villa ⚽ hit two in four second half minutes to secure their 🟩 fifth successive League win and open their lead at the top of the table to three points.
Meanwhile in a shock move, the board put the entirety of the Villa reserve team up for sale to counter "financial problems" with Brendan Ormsby 🏴, Gary Shelton 🏴, Terry Bullivant 🏴 and Pat Heard 🏴 touted for departure.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it nine unbeaten in the League with 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 two draws and 🟥 two defeats in 🕒 fifteen League matches this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 secures his 🟩 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 220th appearance.
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #331 |
Saturday, 1 November 1980
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🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 331 | 🟩 | 150 🟨 | 91 🟥 90 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 September 1979, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park. 🆘
Cards: None
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Eamonn Deacy replaces Colin Gibson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.06 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.75 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 18.96 |
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
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
Jock Wallace | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Bobby Smith | 🏴 |
LB Willie Gibson | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Williams | 🏴 |
CB Larry May | 🏴 |
D Geoff Scott | 🏴 |
D Everton Carr | 🇦🇬 |
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
F Martin Henderson | 🏴 |
CF Alan Young | 🏴 |
CF Jim Melrose | 🏴 |
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | for FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | 38' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Buchanan | 🏴 |
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
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 November 1980, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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