Game #3620
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 December 1980
Won
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,101
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 64' | David Geddis | 77' | Allan Evans | 83' |
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 December 1980
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-0, David Geddis, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 2-0, Gary Shaw, Assist by David Geddis
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-0, David Geddis, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City
🟨 | Booking, Ken McNaught, Dissent
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
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 December 1980
Villa hammer neighbours Birmingham in a match where the score could easily have been double.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 (in for the suspended Peter Withe 🏴) is the standout, ⚽ scoring two, 🔥 creating one and with the goal at his mercy seemingly throughout.
As a result Villa once again make top spot their own as they move one point clear of Liverpool and three clear of Ipswich after 🕒 22 games.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 four defeats in 🕒 twenty two League matches this season.
Centre forward David Geddis 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th and 6th goals in a Villa shirt on his 28th appearance.
Right back Kenny Swain 🏴 makes his 100th 🕒 appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, 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
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #338 |
Saturday, 13 December 1980
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🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 338 | 🟩 | 152 🟨 | 94 🟥 92 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 April 1977, Villa 1-0 Norwich, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Ken McNaught, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.38 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.07 |
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, 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 David Geddis | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Jeff Wealands | 🏴 |
LB Phil Hawker | 🏴 |
CB Joe Gallagher | 🏴 |
CB Colin Todd | 🏴 |
RB David Langan | 🇮🇪 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Archie Gemmill | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 |
CF Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Kevin Dillon | 🏴 | (M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |)
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
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
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 13 Dec 1980, Villa 3-0 Birmingham, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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