Game #3622
Aston Villa
Friday, 26 December 1980
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,658
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 38' |
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1980
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Withe, Assist by Gary Shaw
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1980
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the second time in three to make it fourteen wins, five draws and five defeats in twenty four League matches this season. As a result Villa climb back to joint first in the Division One table, level with Liverpool.
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
Aston Villa
Stoke
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1980-81 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #340 |
Friday, 26 December 1980
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🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Mark Scott | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1978-1987
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 340 | 🟩 | 153 🟨 | 94 🟥 93 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mark Scott | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1978-1987
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 3 November 1979, Villa 3-1 Bolton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Peter Withe replaces David Geddis.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.90 |
Youngest Player |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | 19.11 |
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
Alan Durban | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Peter Fox | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
LB Iain Munro | 🏴 |
CB Alan Dodd | 🏴 |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴 |
RB Ray Evans | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
F Paul Randall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 |
CF Brendan O'Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Paul Randall | 🏴 | (M Peter Griffiths | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 December 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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