Game #3618
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 November 1980


Drew
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,140
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 57' |
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 November 1980
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Morley, Assist by Gary Shaw
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Brian Talbot
🟥 | 89’ Sending off, (Arsenal), Alan Sunderland, Dissent
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal
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
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 November 1980
Villa are held at home by title pretenders Arsenal as a swashbuckling performance doesn't deliver the two points it deserved but Villa remain two clear at the top of the table after twenty games with Liverpool second.
Ron Saunders' Villa, without a win in three, make it twelve wins, five draws and three defeats in twenty League matches this season. As a result Villa remain clear at the top of the Division One table three points ahead of Ipswich.
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

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
Arsenal


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #336 |
Saturday, 29 November 1980
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🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 336 | 🟩 | 151 🟨 | 94 🟥 91 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 3
🆘 Failed to award handball due to a premature whistle before declining to caution Talbot for a reckless tackle from behind.
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 29 March 1980, Villa 0-2 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Cards: 🟥 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟥 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a fifth successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.82 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.04 |
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Neill | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK Pat Jennings | 🇬🇧 |
CB Steve Walford | 🏴 |
CB Willie Young | 🏴 |
CB John Devine | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Steve Gatting | 🏴 |
M John Hollins | 🏴 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
CF Alan Sunderland | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CF Frank Stapleton | 🇮🇪 |
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M David Price | 🏴 |
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
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | 1 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 29 Nov 1980, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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