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
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
🟩 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.
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.
Villa climb back to joint first in the Division One table, level with Liverpool, a point clear of Ipswich.
Centre forward Peter Withe 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in 🕒 seven appearances but his eighth in 24 games.
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, 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
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
🟩 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, 1979-1983
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 340 | 🟩 | 153 🟨 | 94 🟥 93 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1980, Villa 1-0 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mark Scott | 🏴 | Nottingham, 1979-1983
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF David Geddis | 🏴 | | 2 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 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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