Game #3621
Aston Villa
14-7-4, 35 PTS
Saturday, 20 December 1980
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Brighton & Hove Albion
6-4-13, 16 PTS
Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,425
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1980
🚑 | 5' Player retires from field of play with injury, Ken McNaught
🚑 | 10' Player returns to field of play injured, Ken McNaught
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Brighton & Hove Albion), Mike Robinson
🟨 | 36' Booking, Ken McNaught, Foul
🕒 | HT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | Player retores from field of play injuredwith injury David Geddis
🆘 | Free kick awarded against Villa who thought the referee had stopped play to allow for the substitution
🔁 | 68' Sub off, David Geddis, Sub on, Eamonn Deacy
🕒 | FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
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
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 December 1980
Villa suffer a shock defeat to Brighton and the never knowingly right Alan Mullery makes his usual preposterous claims.
Villa though "shouldn’t be losing to such a lowly side if they have title ambitions" but the adage of playing poorly and winning is not yet in their armoury after a Kenny Swain error gifts the home side the lead.
Ron Saunders' Villa lose for the third time in six to make it thirteen wins, five draws and five defeats in twenty three League matches this season. As a result Villa fall back to second place in the Division One table, one point behind new leaders Liverpool.
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
Brighton & Hove Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Brighton & Hove Albion
Previous 5 vs. Brighton: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
League 🕒 12 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 19 | 🥅 11 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Away 🕒 7 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 9 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #339 |
Saturday, 20 December 1980
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🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 339 | 🟩 | 152 🟨 | 94 🟥 93 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Ken McNaught, Foul
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names the same line up for a third successive match.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.40 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.88 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.09 |
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
Alan Mullery | 🏴 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
GK Graham Moseley (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Paul Clark | 🏴 |
CB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Mark Lawrenson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Steve Foster | 🏴 |
M Neil McNab | 🏴 |
M Brian Horton | 🏴 |
M John Gregory (ex) | 🏴 |
W Peter O'Sullivan | 🏴 |
CF Michael Robinson | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Ritchie | 🏴 |
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | for CF David Geddis | 🏴 | 68' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB Eamonn Deacy | 🇮🇪 | | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
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
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
UNAVAILABLE
Suspension | 1 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 20 Dec 1980, Villa 0-1 Brighton, Goldstone