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Aston Villa 0-3 Man United - September 08, 1979 / Division 1 1979/1980
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Aston Villa 0-3 Man United - September 08, 1979 / Division 1 1979/1980

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0
0photo Mickey Thomas 0' - Goal Mickey Thomasphoto Steve Coppell 0' - Goal Steve Coppell
HT

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photo Joe Wardphoto Gary Shelton 46' - Substitution Gary Sheltonis substituted by Joe Ward46
46photo Ashley Grimesphoto Joe Jordan 46' - Substitution Joe Jordanis substituted by Ashley Grimes
90photo Ashley Grimes 90' - Goal Ashley Grimes
FT

logo Manchester United MU

logo Manchester United MU

Team line-ups

Aston Villa

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Rimmer
photo Jimmy Rimmer
Jimmy Rimmer
England
B.date10/02/1948
Age31 years
positionGoalkeeper
Evans
photo Allan Evans
Allan Evans
Scotland
B.date12/10/1956
Age22 years
H1m86  
positionCentral defender
Swain
photo Kenny Swain
Kenny Swain
England
B.date28/01/1952
Age27 years
positionRight full-back
Gibson
photo Colin Gibson
Colin Gibson
England
B.date06/04/1960
Age19 years
positionLeft full-back
Shelton46
photo Gary Shelton
Gary Shelton
England
B.date21/03/1958
Age21 years
positionMidfield
Mortimer
photo Dennis Mortimer
Dennis Mortimer
England
B.date05/04/1952
Age27 years
positionCentre Midfield
McNaught
photo Ken McNaught
Ken McNaught
Scotland
B.date11/01/1955
Age24 years
positionMidfield
Cowans
photo Gordon Cowans
Gordon Cowans
England
B.date27/10/1958
Age20 years
H1m70  
positionCentre Midfield
Shaw
photo Gary Shaw
Gary Shaw
England
B.date21/01/1961
Age18 years
H1m75  
positionForward
Deehan
photo John Deehan
John Deehan
England
B.date06/08/1957
Age22 years
positionForward
Morley
photo Tony Morley
Tony Morley
England
B.date26/08/1954
Age25 years
positionLeft Winger

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Jimmy Rimmer 31 89 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Allan Evans 22 52 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Kenny Swain 27 29 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Colin Gibson 19 17 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gary Shelton 46 21 23 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Dennis Mortimer 27 138 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ken McNaught 24 77 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Gordon Cowans 20 93 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Gary Shaw 18 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John Deehan 22 109 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Tony Morley 25 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

23.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

58

Man United

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Bailey
photo Gary Bailey
Gary Bailey
England
B.date09/08/1958
Age21 years
positionGoalkeeper
McQueen
photo Gordon McQueen
Gordon McQueen
Scotland
B.date26/06/1952
Age27 years
H1m91  
positionCentral defender
Buchan
photo Martin Buchan
Martin Buchan
Scotland
B.date06/03/1949
Age30 years
positionCentral defender
Nicholl
photo Jimmy Nicholl
Jimmy Nicholl
Northern Ireland
B.date28/12/1956
Age22 years
positionRight full-back
Albiston
photo Arthur Albiston
Arthur Albiston
Scotland
B.date14/07/1957
Age22 years
H1m71  
positionLeft full-back
Macari
photo Lou Macari
Lou Macari
Scotland
B.date04/06/1949
Age30 years
H1m68  
positionCentre Midfield
McIlroy
photo Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Northern Ireland
B.date02/08/1954
Age25 years
H1m78  
positionMidfield
Wilkins
photo Ray Wilkins
Ray Wilkins
England
B.date14/09/1956
Age22 years
H1m73  
positionCentre Midfield
Thomas0
photo Mickey Thomas
Mickey Thomas
Wales
B.date07/07/1954
Age25 years
H1m68  
positionLeft Midfielder
Coppell0
photo Steve Coppell
Steve Coppell
England
B.date09/07/1955
Age24 years
H1m72  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
Jordan46
photo Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan
Scotland
B.date15/12/1951
Age27 years
H1m85  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Gary Bailey 21 44 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Gordon McQueen 27 67 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Martin Buchan 30 297 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Jimmy Nicholl 22 163 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Arthur Albiston 22 115 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Lou Macari 30 237 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Sammy McIlroy 25 278 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ray Wilkins 22 7 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Mickey Thomas 25 40 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Steve Coppell 24 216 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Joe Jordan 46 27 60 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25 years

Average number of matches played for the team

139

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
F
Joe Ward 46 24 2 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Ashley Grimes 9046 22 39 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Gordon McQueen

IN

change player

Stewart Houston

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Ron Saunders

46

268

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Saunders vs Man United

4 victories

4 draws

8 losses

Latest figure on September 08, 1979

Saunders vs Sexton

5 victories

7 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on September 08, 1979

Manager

Age

Match num

Dave Sexton

49

112

Success rate in this team:

39 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Sexton vs Aston Villa

3 victories

7 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on September 08, 1979

Sexton vs Saunders

7 victories

7 draws

5 losses

Latest figure on September 08, 1979

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Key figures

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No Manchester United manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has done less than 28% of losses .

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No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Dave Sexton has reached 1.42 goals conceded per game .

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Only back at the time of Sir Matt Busby head of Manchester United (28/12/1970-02/06/1971), you can see a manager go over Dave Sexton with 1.52 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.98).

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VAston Villa 2-1 Chelsea28/04/1979

DAston Villa 2-2 Ipswich Town02/05/1979

LAston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion11/05/1979

VAston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove22/08/1979

LAston Villa 0-2 Bristol City25/08/1979

LAston Villa 0-2 Colchester United05/09/1979

Overall

DBolton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa18/08/1979

VAston Villa 2-1 Brighton & Hove22/08/1979

LAston Villa 0-2 Bristol City25/08/1979

VColchester United 0-2 Aston Villa29/08/1979

DEverton 1-1 Aston Villa01/09/1979

LAston Villa 0-2 Colchester United05/09/1979

Current form

Away

DTottenham 1-1 Manchester United21/04/1979

DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United30/04/1979

LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Manchester United05/05/1979

DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United18/08/1979

DArsenal 0-0 Manchester United25/08/1979

LTottenham 2-1 Manchester United29/08/1979

Overall

DSouthampton 1-1 Manchester United18/08/1979

VManchester United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion22/08/1979

DArsenal 0-0 Manchester United25/08/1979

LTottenham 2-1 Manchester United29/08/1979

VManchester United 2-1 Middlesbrough01/09/1979

VManchester United 3-1 Tottenham05/09/1979

Running streaks

Home Total
Loosing streak 2 1
Winless streak 2 2
Drawless streak 4 1
Goalless streak 2 1
Conceding streak 12 2

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 2
Loosing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 0 2
Winless streak 9 0
Drawless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 1 3
Conceding streak 1 3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4

Number of games (Competition total)

4

2

Number of games (Home / Away)

2

1

Victories (Competition total)

2

1

Victories (Home / Away)

0

2

Draws (Competition total)

2

0

Draws (Home / Away)

2

1

Losses (Competition total)

0

1

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

4

Goals scored (Competition total)

5

2

Goals scored (Home / Away)

1

5

Goals conceded (Competition total)

2

3

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

1

1

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1.25

1

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0.5

1.25

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0.5

1.5

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0.5

Betting aid

1

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

1

1

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

0

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

2

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

1

1

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

1

1

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

1

3

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

2

1

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

1

2-1
(1 times)

Most frequent score (Home / Away)

1-1
(1 times)

Bookings

2

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

0

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

photo Tony MorleyTony Morley2 goalsTeam's best scorer (Competition total)2 goalsGordon McQueenphoto Gordon McQueen
photo Allan EvansAllan Evans1 goalTeam's best scorer (Home / Away)1 goalGordon McQueenphoto Gordon McQueen
photo Tony MorleyTony Morley2 goals during the last 3 matchesThe fittest player2 goals during the last matchLou Macariphoto Lou Macari

Historical head to head

Home

51 matches
28 v
10 d
13 l

118 gf

80 ga

Away

52 matches
9 v
10 d
33 l

51 gf

111 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l

2 gf

1 ga

Total

104 matches
38 v
20 d
46 l

171 gf

192 ga

Historical head to head

Home

52 matches
33 v
10 d
9 l

111 gf

51 ga

Away

51 matches
13 v
10 d
28 l

80 gf

118 ga

Neutral ground

1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l

1 gf

2 ga

Total

104 matches
46 v
20 d
38 l

192 gf

171 ga

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 0
December 27, 1930
Home
7 - 0
December 27, 1930

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 0
October 24, 1964
Away
4 - 0
October 15, 1949

Latest head to head

February 24, 1979 - Division 1 1978/1979

October 14, 1978 - Division 1 1978/1979

March 29, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978

October 29, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978

March 19, 1977 - FA Cup 1976/1977

Best historical scorers against Man United

photo Andy Gray Andy Gray 5 goals 1975 - 1977
photo Bobby Thomson Bobby Thomson 3 goals 1960 - 1963
photo John Gregory John Gregory 2 goals 1978 - 1978
photo Tony Hateley Tony Hateley 2 goals 1963 - 1963
photo Jimmy MacEwan Jimmy MacEwan 2 goals 1960 - 1966
photo Harry Burrows Harry Burrows 2 goals 1960 - 1963
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Best historical scorers against Aston Villa

photo Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor 8 goals 1956 - 1957
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 6 goals 1957 - 1966
photo Denis Law Denis Law 6 goals 1964 - 1967
photo David Herd David Herd 5 goals 1964 - 1966
photo Albert Quixall Albert Quixall 5 goals 1958 - 1963
photo Lou Macari Lou Macari 4 goals 1975 - 1978
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Players with most games played vs Man United

photo Charlie Aitken Charlie Aitken 13 matches 1961 - 1975
photo John Sleeuwenhoek John Sleeuwenhoek 11 matches 1961 - 1967
photo Andy Gray Andy Gray 8 matches 1975 - 1978
photo Harry Burrows Harry Burrows 8 matches 1960 - 1964
photo Alan Deakin Alan Deakin 8 matches 1960 - 1967
photo Dave Pountney Dave Pountney 7 matches 1963 - 1967
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Players with most games played vs Aston Villa

photo Bill Foulkes Bill Foulkes 21 matches 1956 - 1967
photo Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 19 matches 1957 - 1970
photo Shay Brennan Shay Brennan 14 matches 1958 - 1967
photo Tony Dunne Tony Dunne 12 matches 1961 - 1970
photo Nobby Stiles Nobby Stiles 12 matches 1961 - 1970
photo Albert Quixall Albert Quixall 10 matches 1958 - 1963
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They played in both sides

88 matches

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46 matches

1968 - 1979

21 matches

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13 matches

1963 - 1972

8 matches

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45 matches

1963 - 1974

1 match

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logo Manchester United

20 matches

1957 - 1958
Total : 4 players
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They played in both sides

88 matches

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46 matches

1968 - 1979

8 matches

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logo Manchester United

45 matches

1963 - 1974

1 match

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20 matches

1957 - 1958

21 matches

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13 matches

1963 - 1972
Total : 4 players
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Competition info

The other matches

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