1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1979–80 season
Chairman	(1) Harry Kartz ; (2) Ron Bendall
Manager	Ron Saunders
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gary Shaw (9); All: ; Gary Shaw (12)
Highest home attendance	41,660 vs Liverpool (8 December 1979)
Lowest home attendance	15,319 vs Middlesbrough (19 March 1980)
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 season was Aston Villa's 80th in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in the top division.

There were debut appearances for Nigel Spink (361), Des Bremner (174), Tony Morley (137), David Geddis (47), Eamonn Deacy (33), Pat Heard (24), Terry Donovan (24), Terry Bullivant (12), Mike Pejic (10), Noel Blake (4) and Robert Hopkins (3).^[1]

Diary

8 September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost £1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.^[2]

October 1979: John Gidman is sold to Everton for £650,000 (2013: £2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £150,000.^[3] Heard would make nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park.^[4]

8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the FA Cup sixth round.^[5]

28 April 1980: Arsenal and Liverpool require another replay after drawing 1–1 again in their FA Cup semi-final second replay at Villa Park.^[5]

3 May 1980: Liverpool clinch the league title in their penultimate league game of the season by beating Aston Villa 4–1 at Anfield.^[6]

Squad

First team squad

As of end of the season.^[7]^[8]

Name	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
Jimmy Rimmer	GK	(1948-02-10)10 February 1948 (aged 32)	Arsenal
Nigel Spink	GK	(1958-08-08)8 August 1958 (aged 21)	Chelmsford City
Defenders
Brendon Ormsby	CB	(1960-10-01)1 October 1960 (aged 19)	Aston Villa Academy
Allan Evans	CB	(1960-10-01)1 October 1960 (aged 19)	Dunfermline Athletic
Ken McNaught	CB	(1955-01-11)11 January 1955 (aged 25)	Everton
Mark Jones	RB	(1961-10-22)22 October 1961 (aged 18)	Aston Villa Academy
Noel Blake	CB	(1962-01-12)12 January 1962 (aged 18)	Aston Villa Academy
Eamonn Deacy	LB	(1958-10-01)1 October 1958 (aged 21)	Galway United
Colin Gibson	LB	(1960-04-06)6 April 1960 (aged 20)	Aston Villa Academy
Mike Pejic	LB	(1950-01-25)25 January 1950 (aged 30)	Everton
Pat Heard	LB	(1960-03-17)17 March 1960 (aged 20)	Everton
Kenny Swain	RB	(1952-01-28)28 January 1952 (aged 28)	Chelsea
Gary Williams	RB	(1960-06-17)17 June 1960 (aged 19)	Aston Villa Academy
Midfielders
Ivor Linton	MF	(1959-11-20)20 November 1959 (aged 20)	Aston Villa Academy
Gary Shelton	MF	(1958-03-21)21 March 1958 (aged 22)	Walsall
Alex Cropley	MF	(1951-01-16)16 January 1951 (aged 29)	Hibernian
Lee Jenkins	MF	(1961-03-17)17 March 1961 (aged 19)	Aston Villa Academy
Dennis Mortimer	CM	(1952-04-05)5 April 1952 (aged 28)	Coventry City
Des Bremner	CM	(1952-09-07)7 September 1952 (aged 27)	Hibernian
Gordon Cowans	CM	(1958-10-27)27 October 1958 (aged 21)	Aston Villa Academy
Terry Bullivant	CM	(1956-09-23)23 September 1956 (aged 23)	Fulham
Tony Morley	LW	(1954-08-26)26 August 1954 (aged 25)	Burnley
Forwards
Gary Shaw	SS	(1961-01-21)21 January 1961 (aged 19)	Aston Villa Academy
Brian Little	CF	(1953-11-25)25 November 1953 (aged 26)	Aston Villa Academy
Terry Donovan	CF	(1958-02-27)27 February 1958 (aged 22)	Grimsby Town
David Geddis	CF	(1958-05-12)12 May 1958 (aged 21)	Ipswich Town
Joe Ward	CF	(1954-11-25)25 November 1954 (aged 25)	Clyde
Robert Hopkins	CF	(1961-10-25)25 October 1961 (aged 18)	Aston Villa Academy

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
LW	Tony Morley	Burnley	£220,000	1 June 1979	^[9]
CF	Terry Donovan	Grimsby Town	£90,000	1 August 1979	^[9]
CM	Des Bremner	Hibernian	£275,000	1 September 1979	^[9]
LB	Mike Pejic	Everton	£225,000	1 September 1979	^[9]
CF	David Geddis	Ipswich Town	£300,000	1 September 1979	^[9]
LB	Pat Heard	Everton	£150,000	1 October 1979	^[9]
CM	Terry Bullivant	Fulham	£220,000	1 November 1979	^[9]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
CM	John Gregory	Brighton & Hove Albion	£300,000	30 June 1979	^[9]
CM	Tommy Craig	Swansea City	£150,000	30 June 1979	^[9]
CB	Dave Evans	Halifax Town	£22,000	30 June 1979	^[9]
CF	John Deehan	West Bromwich Albion	£500,000	1 September 1979	^[9]
CF	Andy Gray	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£1,469,000	1 September 1979	^[9]
RB	John Gidman	Everton	£650,000	1 October 1979	^[9]
LW	Frank Carrodus	Wrexham	£70,000	1 December 1979	^[9]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League First Division	—	7th	18 August 1979	3 May 1980
FA Cup	3rd round	Quarterfinal	4 January 1980	8 March 1980
Football League Cup	2nd round	3rd round	28 August 1979	9 October 1979

First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	+20	48	Qualification for the European Cup first round^[a]
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	58	47	+11	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[b]
7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	+1	46
8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	+12	45
9	Middlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	+6	44

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1979–80 European Cup winners.
^ Wolverhampton Wanderers qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1979–80 Football League Cup winners.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	16	14	12	51	50	+1	46	11	5	5	29	22	+7	5	9	7	22	28	−6

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L
Position	7	10	7	12	15	17	19	21	19	12	13	15	14	14	9	10	9	8	7	9	7	5	8	5	4	3	4	3	6	8	6	5	6	9	8	9	9	6	7	5	6	5
Points	1	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	8	9	11	12	14	15	17	18	19	19	21	23	23	25	27	29	29	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	36	39	38	40	41	42	42	44	46	46

Source: WorldFootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 August 1979 1	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Aston Villa	Bolton
15:00 BST	Whatmore 76'	Report	73' Cowans	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 19,795 Referee: Gwyn Owen

22 August 1979 2	Aston Villa	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Evans 14' (pen.) Morley 66'	Report	45' Maybank	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,803 Referee: George Flint

25 August 1979 3	Aston Villa	0–2	Bristol City	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	18', 90' (pen.) Mabbutt	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,526 Referee: George Nolan

1 September 1979 4	Everton	1–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Bailey 85'	Report	16' Morley	Stadium: Goodison Attendance: 29,271 Referee: Don Shaw

8 September 1979 5	Aston Villa	0–3	Manchester United	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report	17' Coppell 70' Thomas 86' Grimes	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,859 Referee: Peter Reeves

15 September 1979 6	Crystal Palace	2–0	Aston Villa	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Murphy 42', 63'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 28,156 Referee: Reg Robinson

22 September 1979 7	Aston Villa	0–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,277 Referee: Ron Bridges

29 September 1979 8	Middlesbrough	0–0	Aston Villa	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Ken Redfern

6 October 1979 9	Aston Villa	3–0	Southampton	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Bremner 34', Mortimer 43' Evans 79' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,377 Referee: Ken Salmon

13 October 1979 10	Aston Villa	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Swain 60' Geddis 70'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,007 Referee: John Hough

20 October 1979 11	Derby County	1–3	Aston Villa	Derby
15:00 BST	Emson 44'	Report	Little 6' Shaw 58' Mortimer 71' Rimmer 29' Ormsby 39'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,152 Referee: Derek Owen

27 October 1979 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Gray 15' Richards 60'	Report	Shaw 44' Evans 7' Mortimer 14' Ormsby 60'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 36,267 Referee: Derek Lloyd

3 November 1979 13	Aston Villa	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Shaw 15' Evans 41' Mortimer 89'	Report	Whatmore 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,744 Referee: Mark Scott

10 November 1979 14	Ipswich Town	0–0	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Evans 72'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,807 Referee: Clive White

17 November 1979 15	Aston Villa	2–1	Stoke City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Mortimer 23' Evans 88' (pen.)	Report	Scott 11' Smith 90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,086 Referee: Bert Newsome

24 November 1979 16	Aston Villa	0–0	Leeds United	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Geddis 66'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,736 Referee: Ray Toseland

1 December 1979 17	Norwich City	1–1	Aston Villa	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Evans 22', 45' Mortimer 89'	Report	Bond 89' Fashanu 70' 70'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 15,885 Referee: Tony Cox

8 December 1979 18	Aston Villa	1–3	Liverpool	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Little 54'	Report	Kennedy 53' Hansen 65' McDermott 74'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,660 Referee: Clive Thomas

15 December 1979 19	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Aston Villa	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Ardiles 76'	Report	Geddis 21' Cowans 55' (pen.)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,555 Referee: Brian Hill

19 December 1979 20	Aston Villa	3–0	Coventry City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Donovan 8' Little 51', 60'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,446 Referee: Joe Worrall

26 December 1979 21	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Aston Villa	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Robertson 50' Bowles 57'	Report	Shaw 64'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,979 Referee: David Richardson

29 December 1979 22	Bristol City	1–3	Aston Villa	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Gow 75' (pen.)	Report	Shaw 52', 54', 86'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,221 Referee: Dennis Hedges

12 January 1980 23	Aston Villa	2–1	Everton	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Gibson 63' Donovan 82'	Report	Eastoe 87'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,635 Referee: Peter Richardson

2 February 1980 24	Aston Villa	2–1	Crystal Palace	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Cowans 32' Mortimer 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 29,469 Referee: John Hunting

9 February 1980 25	Arsenal	3–1	Aston Villa	Highbury
15:00 GMT	Sunderland 26', 65' Rix 48'	Report	Mortimer 68'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,816 Referee: Tony Glasson

23 February 1980 26	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Robson 42'	Report	McNaught 48' Little 58'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 33,658 Referee: Mike Peck

27 February 1980 27	Aston Villa	2–2	Manchester City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Shaw 42' Donachie 84' (o.g.)	Report	Robinson 60' Bennett 79'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,139 Referee: Steve Bates

1 March 1980 28	Aston Villa	2–2	Derby County	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Evans 43' Mortimer 39'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,956 Referee: Mike Bidmead

3 March 1980 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Aston Villa	Hove
15:00 GMT	Clarke 26'	Report	Evans 33', 47'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 23,077 Referee: Darryl Reeves

10 March 1980 30	Aston Villa	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Shaw 32'	Report	Brazier 20' Bell 28' Daniel 36'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,32 Referee: Cliff Maskell

15 March 1980 31	Southampton	2–0	Aston Villa	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Golac 40' Channon 87'	Report	Gibson 90'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,735 Referee: Ron Challis

19 March 1980 32	Aston Villa	0–2	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Ashcroft 38' Armstrong 56'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 15,319 Referee: Gilbert Napthine

22 March 1980 33	Aston Villa	1–1	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Morley 73'	Report	Wark 15'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,386 Referee: Brian Stevens

26 March 1980 34	Aston Villa	2–0	Norwich City	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Cowans ?' (pen.) Hopkins 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Ken Walmsley

29 March 1980 35	Stoke City	2–0	Aston Villa	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	R. Evans 16' Chapman 64'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,234 Referee: Neil Midgley

5 April 1980 36	Aston Villa	3–2	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Bremner 13' Evans 41' Lloyd 47' (o.g.)	Report	Birtles 28' Bowyer 76'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,156 Referee: Ron Chadwick

7 April 1980 37	Manchester City	1–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00 BST	Geddis 43', 90'	Report	Power 63'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 42,584 Referee: Derek Owen

19 April 1980 38	Leeds United	0–0	Aston Villa	Leeds
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 15,840

23 April 1980 39	Manchester United	2–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
15:00 BST	Jordan ?', ?'	Report	Bremner ?'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 45,210

26 April 1980 40	Aston Villa	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Cowans ?'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 20,459

29 April 1980 41	Coventry City	1–2	Aston Villa	Coventry
15:00 BST	Wallace ?'	Report	Cowans ?' (pen.) Gibson ?'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,969

3 May 1980 42	Liverpool	4–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Johnson ?', ?' Cohen ?' ? ?' (o.g.)	Report	? ?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,451

League Cup

28 August 1979 (1979-08-28) 2nd round 1st leg	Colchester United	0–2	Aston Villa	Colchester
		Report	Shaw 35', 73'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,221 Referee: B Hill

5 September 1979 (1979-09-05) 2nd round 2nd leg	Aston Villa	0–2 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Colchester United	Birmingham
		Report	Lee 19' Gough 79'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 19,475
Note: Match drawn 2–2 on aggregate, Aston Villa won 9–8 on penalties

25 September 1979 (1979-09-25) 3rd round	Aston Villa	0–0	Everton	Birmingham
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,635 Referee: Tony Glasson

9 October 1979 (1979-10-09) 3rd round replay	Everton	4–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
19:30 BST	Kidd 5' Latchford 12', 71' Rimmer 75' (o.g.)	Report	Swain 88'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,080 Referee: Trelford Mills

FA Cup

4 January 1980 (1980-01-04) 3rd round	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Aston Villa	Eastville
19:30 GMT		Report	Shaw ?' Cowans ?'	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 16,060

26 January 1980 (1980-01-26) 4th round	Cambridge United	1–1	Aston Villa	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report	Donovan ?'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 12,000

30 January 1980 (1980-01-30) 4th round replay	Aston Villa	4–1	Cambridge United	Birmingham
19:30 GMT	Evans ?' Donovan ?', ?' Little ?'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,385

16 February 1980 (1980-02-16) 5th round	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Aston Villa	Blackburn
15:00 GMT		Report	Geddis ?'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,468

20 February 1980 (1980-02-20) Quarter-finals	West Ham United	1–0	Aston Villa	Upton Park
15:00 GMT	Stewart ?'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 36,393

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season^[10]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Jimmy Rimmer	51	0	41	0	6	0	4	0
	GK	ENG	Nigel Spink	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Brendon Ormsby	25	0	21+2	0	1+1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Allan Evans	44	10	35	8	5	2	4	0
	DF	SCO	Ken McNaught	40	1	30	1	6	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	JAM	Noel Blake	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	IRL	Eamonn Deacy	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Gibson	40	2	30+1	2	6	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Mike Pejic	12	0	10	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Pat Heard	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Kenny Swain	50	0	41	0	5	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Gary Williams	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ivor Linton	16	0	12+3	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Gary Shelton	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Alex Cropley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Jenkins	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Dennis Mortimer	36	6	26	6	6	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Des Bremner	44	3	36	3	6	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Gordon Cowans	52	7	42	6	6	1	4	0
	MF	ENG	Terry Bullivant	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tony Morley	20	3	15+3	3	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Gary Shaw	33	12	28	9	3	1	2	2
	FW	ENG	Brian Little	37	6	29	5	6	1	2	0
	FW	IRL	Terry Donovan	15	5	9	2	6	3	0	0
	FW	ENG	David Geddis	24	3	19+1	2	2	1	2	0
	FW	SCO	Joe Ward	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Robert Hopkins	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of end of season.^[10]

Rnk	Pos	Player	First Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Gary Shaw	9	1	2	12
2	DF	Allan Evans	10	0	0	10
3	MF	Gordon Cowans	6	1	0	7
4	FW	Brian Little	5	1	0	6
4	MF	Dennis Mortimer	6	0	0	6
6	FW	Terry Donovan	2	3	0	5
7	MF	Des Bremner	3	0	0	3
	FW	David Geddis	3	0	0	3
	MF	Tony Morley	3	0	0	3
10	DF	Colin Gibson	2	0	0	2
11	FW	Robert Hopkins	1	0	0	1
	DF	Ken McNaught	1	0	0	1
	DF	Kenny Swain	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			3	0	0	3
TOTALS			54	6	3	63

Clean sheets

As of end of season.^[10]

Rnk	Pos	Player	First Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	Jimmy Rimmer	12	2	2	16
TOTALS			12	2	2	16

Overall

As of end of season.^[10]

Games played	51 (42 First Division, 5 FA Cup, 4 Football League Cup)
Games won	19 (16 First Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Games drawn	17 (14 First Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup)
Games lost	15 (12 First Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Goals scored	62 (51 First Division, 8 FA Cup, 3 Football League Cup)
Goals conceded	61 (50 First Division, 5 FA Cup, 6 Football League Cup)
Goal difference	+1 (+1 First Division, +3 FA Cup, −3 Football League Cup)
Clean sheets	16 (12 First Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup)
Best result(s)	W 3–0 (H) v Southampton – First Division – 6 October 1979
	W 3–0 (H) v Coventry City – First Division – 19 December 1979
	W 4–1 (H) v Cambridge United – FA Cup – 30 January 1980
Worst result(s)	L 3–0 (H) v Manchester United – First Division – 8 September 1979
	L 4–1 (A) v Everton – Football League Cup – 9 October 1979
	L 4–1 (A) v Liverpool – First Division – 3 May 1980
Most appearances	Gordon Cowans with 52 appearances
Top scorer(s)	Gary Shaw (12 goals)

References

^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ "www.thewolvessite.co.uk". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ The Guardian, Clough apology to directors, 19 October 1979
^ "Pat Heard Career statistics". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 234. ISBN 1859832148.
^ "www.liverweb.org.uk". Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
^ "All Aston Villa football club players: 1980". 11v11.com. 11v11. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ "The Squads". avfchistory.co.uk. AVFCHistory. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Transfers". avfchistory.co.uk. AVFCHistory. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1979-80 season squad statistics". 11v11. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

External links

avfchistory.co.uk 1979-80 season

[table_note_res_EC1RC0.40845485516286-10] Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1979–80 European Cup winners.

[table_note_res_UC1RLC0.40845485516286-11] Wolverhampton Wanderers qualified for the UEFA Cup as the 1979–80 Football League Cup winners.

[1] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[2] "www.thewolvessite.co.uk". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[3] The Guardian, Clough apology to directors, 19 October 1979

[Heard-4] "Pat Heard Career statistics". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

[smailesfacup-5] Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 234. ISBN 1859832148.

[6] "www.liverweb.org.uk". Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season

Contents

Diary

Squad

First team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overview

First Division

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Overall

See also

References

External links

1979–80 season
Chairman	(1) Harry Kartz (2) Ron Bendall
Manager	Ron Saunders
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Shaw (9) All: Gary Shaw (12)
Highest home attendance	41,660 vs Liverpool (8 December 1979)
Lowest home attendance	15,319 vs Middlesbrough (19 March 1980)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →