Game #3622
Aston Villa
14-5-5, 33 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1980
Won
1st= (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Stoke
7-10-7, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,658
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Stoke City
Assist(s) | Gary Shaw | 38' |
🟩 26 Dec 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 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1980
After three games out due to suspension Peter Withe returns to hit the winner - his eighth goal of the season - to return Villa back to the top of the table, level on points with Liverpool and a point clear of Ipswich.
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 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
Aston Villa
Stoke
🟩 26 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Paul Randall | 🏴 | (M Peter Griffiths | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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