Aston Villa 1979/1980

Angleterre

CityBirmingham

Full nameAston Villa FC

Foundation1874

Stadium Villa Park

Official websitehttps://www.avfc.co.uk/

Roster Aston Villa 1979/1980

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Nigel Spink

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1977

left on : 30/01/1996

B.date	08/08/1958
Age	21 years
Height	1m88
Weight	93 kg

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	2
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Jimmy Rimmer

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1983

B.date	10/02/1948
Age	32 years

Display stats

Played matches	41
First team matches	41
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	12
Goals against	48
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3690
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	39%
Draws	34%
Losses	27%

Allan Evans

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1989

B.date	12/10/1956
Age	23 years
Height	1m86
Weight	83 kg

Display stats

Played matches	35
First team matches	35
On the bench	0
Goals	8
Efficiency	394
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3150
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	31%
Draws	40%
Losses	29%

Gary Williams

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/01/1980

B.date	17/06/1960
Age	20 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	135
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	50%
Losses	50%

Mike Pejic

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/09/1979

left on : 01/07/1980

B.date	25/01/1950
Age	30 years

Display stats

Played matches	10
First team matches	10
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	900
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	30%
Draws	50%
Losses	20%

Eamonn Deacy

Defender

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/01/1978

left on : 01/03/1984

B.date	01/08/1958
Age	21 years

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Mark Jones

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/01/1984

B.date	22/10/1961
Age	18 years

Noel Blake

Defender

Jamaica

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/03/1982

B.date	12/01/1962
Age	18 years
Height	1m88

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	1
Assists	0
Minutes played	270
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	0%
Losses	33%

Brenand Ormsby

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/07/1986

B.date	01/10/1960
Age	19 years
Height	1m80

Display stats

Played matches	23
First team matches	21
On the bench	2
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1980
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	39%
Draws	26%
Losses	35%

Kenny Swain

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/12/1978

left on : 01/10/1982

B.date	28/01/1952
Age	28 years

Display stats

Played matches	41
First team matches	41
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3645
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	39%
Draws	34%
Losses	27%

John Gidman

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1971

left on : 01/10/1979

B.date	10/01/1954
Age	26 years

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	3
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	225
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	67%
Losses	33%

Colin Gibson

Left full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 29/11/1985

B.date	06/04/1960
Age	20 years

Display stats

Played matches	32
First team matches	31
On the bench	1
Goals	2
Efficiency	1403
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2806
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	44%
Draws	25%
Losses	31%

Gordon Cowans

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 01/07/1985

B.date	27/10/1958
Age	21 years
Height	1m70
Weight	61 kg

Display stats

Played matches	42
First team matches	42
On the bench	0
Goals	6
Efficiency	630
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	3780
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	38%
Draws	33%
Losses	29%

Dennis Mortimer

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 20/12/1975

left on : 01/01/1985

B.date	05/04/1952
Age	28 years

Display stats

Played matches	26
First team matches	26
On the bench	0
Goals	6
Efficiency	390
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2340
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	35%
Draws	42%
Losses	23%

Ken McNaught

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1983

B.date	11/01/1955
Age	25 years

Display stats

Played matches	30
First team matches	30
On the bench	0
Goals	1
Efficiency	2700
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2700
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	37%
Draws	33%
Losses	30%

David Geddis

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/12/1982

B.date	12/03/1958
Age	22 years

Display stats

Played matches	20
First team matches	19
On the bench	1
Goals	2
Efficiency	833
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1665
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	40%
Losses	20%

Ivor Linton

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1976

left on : 01/07/1982

B.date	20/11/1959
Age	20 years

Display stats

Played matches	15
First team matches	12
On the bench	3
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1149
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	27%
Draws	27%
Losses	47%

Gary Shelton

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/07/1982

B.date	21/03/1958
Age	22 years

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	405
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	20%
Draws	40%
Losses	40%

Lee Jenkins

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/07/1980

B.date	17/03/1961
Age	19 years

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	45
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Terry Bullivant

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/12/1979

left on : 01/07/1982

B.date	23/09/1956
Age	23 years

Display stats

Played matches	6
First team matches	6
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	524
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	33%
Draws	33%
Losses	33%

Frank Carrodus

Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1974

left on : 01/07/1980

B.date	31/05/1949
Age	31 years

Tony Morley

Left Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 05/12/1983

B.date	26/08/1954
Age	25 years

Display stats

Played matches	18
First team matches	15
On the bench	3
Goals	3
Efficiency	472
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1416
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	22%
Draws	33%
Losses	44%

Gary Shaw

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/01/1988

B.date	21/01/1961
Age	19 years
Height	1m75

Display stats

Played matches	27
First team matches	27
On the bench	0
Goals	9
Efficiency	260
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2340
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	44%
Draws	26%
Losses	30%

Brian Little

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1970

left on : 01/07/1980

B.date	25/11/1953
Age	26 years

Display stats

Played matches	29
First team matches	29
On the bench	0
Goals	5
Efficiency	504
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	2520
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	41%
Draws	38%
Losses	21%

John Deehan

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 20/09/1979

B.date	06/08/1957
Age	22 years

Display stats

Played matches	6
First team matches	6
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	540
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	17%
Draws	33%
Losses	50%

Alexander Cropley

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 20/09/1976

left on : 01/01/1980

B.date	16/01/1951
Age	29 years

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	1
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	45
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	100%
Draws	0%
Losses	0%

Terence Donovan

Forward

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/07/1982

B.date	27/02/1958
Age	22 years

Display stats

Played matches	9
First team matches	9
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	405
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	810
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	56%
Draws	11%
Losses	33%

Joe Ward

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1979

left on : 01/01/1980

B.date	25/11/1954
Age	25 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

Robert Hopkins

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1979

left on : 01/01/1983

B.date	25/10/1961
Age	18 years
Height	1m70

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	0
On the bench	2
Goals	1
Efficiency	90
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	90
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

William Young

Forward

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1978

left on : 01/07/1981

B.date	24/02/1956
Age	24 years

Manager

Ron Saunders

Manager

B.date 06/11/1932

Age 47 years

Arrived on : 01/07/1974

Left on : 09/02/1982

52 Games

20 Victories

15 Losses

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Games list

FA Cup

18/08	18/08/1979	Division 1D1	Round 1R1	Bolton Wanderers	1 1	Aston Villa
22/08	22/08/1979	Division 1D1	Round 2R2	Aston Villa	2 1	Brighton & Hove
25/08	25/08/1979	Division 1D1	Round 3R3	Aston Villa	0 2	Bristol City
29/08	29/08/1979	League CupLC	2nd round2	Colchester	0 2	Aston Villa
01/09	01/09/1979	Division 1D1	Round 4R4	Everton	1 1	Aston Villa
05/09	05/09/1979	League CupLC	2nd round2	Aston Villa	0 26-0 s.o	Colchester
08/09	08/09/1979	Division 1D1	Round 5R5	Aston Villa	0 3	Man United
15/09	15/09/1979	Division 1D1	Round 6R6	Crystal Palace	2 0	Aston Villa
22/09	22/09/1979	Division 1D1	Round 7R7	Aston Villa	0 0	Arsenal
26/09	26/09/1979	League CupLC	Round of 32R32	Aston Villa	0 0	Everton
29/09	29/09/1979	Division 1D1	Round 8R8	Middlesbrough	0 0	Aston Villa
02/10	02/10/1979	League CupLC	Round of 32R32	Everton	4 1	Aston Villa
06/10	06/10/1979	Division 1D1	Round 9R9	Aston Villa	3 0	Southampton
13/10	13/10/1979	Division 1D1	Round 11R11	Aston Villa	0 0	WBA
20/10	20/10/1979	Division 1D1	Round 12R12	Derby County	1 3	Aston Villa
27/10	27/10/1979	Division 1D1	Round 13R13	Wolverhampton	1 1	Aston Villa
03/11	03/11/1979	Division 1D1	Round 14R14	Aston Villa	3 1	Bolton Wanderers
10/11	10/11/1979	Division 1D1	Round 15R15	Ipswich Town	0 0	Aston Villa
17/11	17/11/1979	Division 1D1	Round 16R16	Aston Villa	2 1	Stoke City
24/11	24/11/1979	Division 1D1	Round 17R17	Aston Villa	0 0	Leeds United
01/12	01/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 18R18	Norwich City	1 1	Aston Villa
08/12	08/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 19R19	Aston Villa	1 3	Liverpool
15/12	15/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 20R20	Tottenham	1 2	Aston Villa
19/12	19/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 21R21	Aston Villa	3 0	Coventry
26/12	26/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 22R22	Nottingham	2 1	Aston Villa
29/12	29/12/1979	Division 1D1	Round 23R23	Bristol City	1 3	Aston Villa
04/01	04/01/1980	FA CupFAC	3rd round3	Bristol Rovers	1 2	Aston Villa
12/01	12/01/1980	Division 1D1	Round 25R25	Aston Villa	2 1	Everton
26/01	26/01/1980	FA CupFAC	Round of 32R32	Cambridge United	1 1	Aston Villa
30/01	30/01/1980	FA CupFAC	Round of 32R32	Aston Villa	4 1	Cambridge United
02/02	02/02/1980	Division 1D1	Round 27R27	Aston Villa	2 0	Crystal Palace
09/02	09/02/1980	Division 1D1	Round 28R28	Arsenal	3 1	Aston Villa
16/02	16/02/1980	FA CupFAC	Round of 16R16	Blackburn	1 1	Aston Villa
20/02	20/02/1980	FA CupFAC	Round of 16R16	Aston Villa	1 0	Blackburn
23/02	23/02/1980	Division 1D1	Round 30R30	WBA	1 2	Aston Villa
27/02	27/02/1980	Division 1D1	Round 24R24	Aston Villa	2 2	Manchester City
01/03	01/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 31R31	Aston Villa	1 0	Derby County
03/03	03/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 10R10	Brighton & Hove	1 1	Aston Villa
08/03	08/03/1980	FA CupFAC	Quarter-finalsQ	West Ham	1 0	Aston Villa
10/03	10/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 32R32	Aston Villa	1 3	Wolverhampton
15/03	15/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 33R33	Southampton	2 0	Aston Villa
19/03	19/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 29R29	Aston Villa	0 2	Middlesbrough
22/03	22/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 34R34	Aston Villa	1 1	Ipswich Town
26/03	26/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 39R39	Aston Villa	2 0	Norwich City
29/03	29/03/1980	Division 1D1	Round 35R35	Stoke City	2 0	Aston Villa
05/04	05/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 37R37	Aston Villa	3 2	Nottingham
07/04	07/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 38R38	Manchester City	1 1	Aston Villa
19/04	19/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 40R40	Leeds United	0 0	Aston Villa
23/04	23/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 26R26	Man United	2 1	Aston Villa
26/04	26/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 41R41	Aston Villa	1 0	Tottenham
29/04	29/04/1980	Division 1D1	Round 36R36	Coventry	1 2	Aston Villa
03/05	03/05/1980	Division 1D1	Round 42R42	Liverpool	4 1	Aston Villa

Competitions overview 1979/1980Last updated on 19/04/2024 at 11:07

Division 1
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
42	16	14	12	51	50	1

League Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
4	1	1	2	3	6	-3
FA Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
6	3	2	1	9	5	4
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
52	20	17	15	63	61	2

Transfers: In

Players in
01/07	01/07/1979	Des Bremner	Hibernian
01/07	01/07/1979	Terence Donovan	Grimsby
01/07	01/07/1979	David Geddis	Ipswich
01/07	01/07/1979	Robert Hopkins
01/07	01/07/1979	Mark Jones
01/07	01/07/1979	Mark Kendall
01/07	01/07/1979	Tony Morley	Burnley
01/09	01/09/1979	Mike Pejic	Everton
01/12	01/12/1979	Terry Bullivant	Fulham
01/01	01/01/1980	Pat Heard	Everton

Transfers: Out

Players out
01/07	01/07/1979	Tommy Craig	Swansea
01/07	01/07/1979	David Evans	Halifax
01/07	01/07/1979	Andy Gray	Wolves
01/07	01/07/1979	John Gregory	Brighton	368.9 k€
20/09	20/09/1979	John Deehan	WBA
01/10	01/10/1979	John Gidman	Everton
01/01	01/01/1980	Joe Ward	Hibernian
Players retired
01/01	01/01/1980	A. Cropley	Retired
Staff members out

Trophy room

Victories

Coupe Intertoto	1	2002
League Cup	5	19961994197719751961
Super Coupe	1	1983
Ligue des Champions	1	1982
Community Shield	1	1981
Premier League	7	1981191019001899189718961894
Championship	2	19601938
FA Cup	3	195718951887

Runner-ups

League Cup	4	2020201019711963
FA Cup	2	20152000
Premier League	10	1993199019331931191419131911190819031889
Championship	2	19881975
Coupe intercontinentale	1	1982
Community Shield	3	197219571910

Data verified since 1888/1889

Club overall statsLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Home

Away

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	League	All competitions
Home
2 - 1	3 times	3 times
0 - 2	2 times	3 times
0 - 3	1 times	1 times
0 - 0	3 times	4 times
3 - 0	2 times	2 times
3 - 1	1 times	1 times
1 - 3	2 times	2 times
4 - 1	0 times	1 times
2 - 0	2 times	2 times
1 - 0	2 times	3 times
2 - 2	1 times	1 times
1 - 1	1 times	1 times
3 - 2	1 times	1 times

Score	League	All competitions
Away
1 - 1	6 times	8 times
0 - 2	0 times	1 times
2 - 0	3 times	3 times
0 - 0	3 times	3 times
4 - 1	1 times	2 times
1 - 3	2 times	2 times
1 - 2	3 times	4 times
2 - 1	2 times	2 times
3 - 1	1 times	1 times
1 - 0	0 times	1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

100%

Away

57.14%

14.29%

28.57%

Total

83.33%

5.56%

11.11%

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

57.14%

14.29%

28.57%

Total

83.33%

5.56%

11.11%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

28.57%

71.43%

Away

9.09%

45.45%

Total

5.56%

38.89%

55.56%

All competitions

Home

28.57%

71.43%

Away

9.09%

45.45%

Total

5.56%

38.89%

55.56%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

42%

27%

30%

Min./Match

28%

26%

47%

Min./Match

35%

27%

38%

Min./Match

All competitions

36%

39%

25%

Min./Match

21%

42%

36%

Min./Match

28%

41%

31%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 24/04/2024 at 02:35

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	16	17
Best scorer : Gordon Cowans - 30 Goals
16 - 30	2	1
Best scorer : Tony Morley - 2 Goals
31 - 45	1	2
Best scorer : David Geddis - 3 Goals
46 - 60	1	3
61 - 75	1	5
76 - 90	3	5
Best scorer : Robert Hopkins - 4 Goals

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 19:57

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1970 and 1980 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.

19	QPR	1.44 pts/m
20	Birmingham City	1.31 pts/m
21	Leicester	1.3 pts/m
22	Southampton	1.39 pts/m
23	Norwich City	1.3 pts/m
24	Aston Villa	1.53 pts/m
25	Sheffield United	1.32 pts/m
26	Burnley	1.28 pts/m
27	Bristol City	1.31 pts/m
28	Sunderland	1.57 pts/m
29	Crystal Palace	1.19 pts/m

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/08/1970. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 23/04/2024 at 17:19

Best club streaksLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Series	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	5	2	3
League	3	1	3
consecutive draws	0
consecutive losses	3	3	4
League	2	2	3
consecutive matches without a win	5	7	8
League	3	6	6
consecutive matches without a draw	6	4	7
League	4	5	9
consecutive matches without a loss	7	5	9
League	6	6	11
matches with at least one goal scored	9	10	18
League	7	7	14
matches with at least one goal conceded	4	14	6
League	3	10	6
matches without scoring any goal	5	3	6
League	3	2	4
matches without conceding any goal	4	1	3
League	3	1	4

Running streaksLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Series Running	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	3
League	3
consecutive losses		1	1
League		1	1
consecutive matches without a win		1	1
League		1	1
consecutive matches without a draw	3	3	4
League	3	3	4
consecutive matches without a loss	4
League	4
matches with at least one goal scored	4	3	4
League	4	3	4
matches with at least one goal conceded		3	2
League		3	2
matches without scoring any goal
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Aston Villa 1979/1980

Roster Aston Villa 1979/1980

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Competitions overview 1979/1980Last updated on 19/04/2024 at 11:07

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Transfers: In

Players in

Transfers: Out

Players out

Players retired

Staff members out

Trophy room

Victories

Runner-ups

Club overall statsLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

Season formLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Goals per quarterLast updated on 24/04/2024 at 02:35

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 19:57

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 23/04/2024 at 17:19

Best club streaksLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

Running streaksLast updated on 22/04/2024 at 10:07

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