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1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Aston Villa |
| season | 1979–80 |
| manager | Ron Saunders |
| chairman | (1) Harry Kartz |
| (2) Ron Bendall | |
| stadium | Villa Park |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 7th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Sixth round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Third round |
| league topscorer | |
| Gary Shaw (9) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Gary Shaw (12) | |
| highest attendance | 41,660 vs Liverpool (8 December 1979) |
| lowest attendance | 15,319 vs Middlesbrough (19 March 1980) |
| prevseason | 1978–79 |
| nextseason | 1980–81 |
(2) Ron Bendall Gary Shaw (9) Gary Shaw (12) Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
The 1978–79 English football season was Aston Villa's 81st season in the Football League and their 5th 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), Terry Donovan (24), Terry Bullivant (12), Mike Pejic (10), Noel Blake (4) and Robert Hopkins (3). On 8 September 1979, the national transfer record fee was broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost £1,500,000 for Villa's Scotland striker Andy Gray. In October John Gidman wass sold to Everton for £650,000 (2013: £) in a deal which saw left back Pat Heard (24) move the other way at a valuation of £150,000. Heard would make nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park.
3 May 1980: Liverpool clinch the league title in their penultimate league game of the season by beating Aston Villa 4–1 at Anfield.
Squad
First team squad
As of end of the season.
| Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rimmer | England | GK | ENG Arsenal | |||||
| Nigel Spink | England | GK | England Chelmsford City | |||||
| Brendon Ormsby | England | CB | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Allan Evans | Scotland | CB | SCO Dunfermline Athletic | |||||
| Ken McNaught | Scotland | CB | ENG Everton | |||||
| Mark Jones | England | RB | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Noel Blake | Jamaica | CB | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Eamonn Deacy | Republic of Ireland | LB | IRL Galway United | |||||
| Colin Gibson | England | LB | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Mike Pejic | England | LB | ENG Everton | |||||
| Pat Heard | England | LB | ENG Everton | |||||
| Kenny Swain | England | RB | ENG Chelsea | |||||
| Gary Williams | England | RB | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Ivor Linton | England | MF | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Gary Shelton | England | MF | ENG Walsall | |||||
| Alex Cropley | Scotland | MF | SCO Hibernian | |||||
| Lee Jenkins | England | MF | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Dennis Mortimer | England | CM | ENG Coventry City | |||||
| Des Bremner | Scotland | CM | SCO Hibernian | |||||
| Gordon Cowans | England | CM | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Terry Bullivant | England | CM | ENG Fulham | |||||
| Tony Morley | England | LW | ENG Burnley | |||||
| Gary Shaw | England | SS | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Brian Little | England | CF | ENG Aston Villa Academy | |||||
| Terry Donovan | Republic of Ireland | CF | ENG Grimsby Town | |||||
| David Geddis | England | CF | ENG Ipswich Town | |||||
| Joe Ward | Scotland | CF | SCO Clyde | |||||
| Robert Hopkins | England | CF | ENG Aston Villa Academy |
Transfers
In
| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | ENG Tony Morley | ENG Burnley | £220,000 | url=https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa-transfers | title=Transfers | publisher=AVFCHistory | website=avfchistory.co.uk | access-date=September 25, 2024}} | |
| CF | ENG Terry Donovan | ENG Grimsby Town | £90,000 | ||||||
| CM | SCO Des Bremner | SCO Hibernian | £275,000 | ||||||
| LB | ENG Mike Pejic | ENG Everton | £225,000 | ||||||
| CF | ENG David Geddis | ENG Ipswich Town | £300,000 | ||||||
| LB | ENG Pat Heard | ENG Everton | £150,000 | ||||||
| CM | ENG Terry Bullivant | ENG Fulham | £220,000 |
Out
| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | ENG John Gregory | ENG Brighton & Hove Albion | £300,000 | ||
| CM | SCO Tommy Craig | ENG Swansea City | £150,000 | ||
| CB | ENG Dave Evans | ENG Halifax Town | £22,000 | ||
| CF | ENG John Deehan | ENG West Bromwich Albion | £500,000 | ||
| CF | SCO Andy Gray | ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,469,000 | ||
| RB | ENG John Gidman | ENG Everton | £650,000 | ||
| LW | ENG Frank Carrodus | WAL Wrexham | £70,000 |
Competitions
Overview
First Division
Main article: 1979–80 Football League#First Division
League table
Results summary
Results by round
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Matches
Morley Thomas Grimes Mortimer Evans Geddis Shaw Mortimer Rimmer Ormsby Richards Evans Mortimer Ormsby Evans Mortimer Evans Smith Mortimer Fashanu Hansen McDermott Cowans Little Bowles Donovan Mortimer Rix Little Donachie Bennett Mortimer Bell Daniel Armstrong Hopkins Chapman Evans Lloyd Bowyer Gibson Cohen ?
League Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Football League Cup
Gough Latchford Rimmer
FA Cup
Main article: 1979–80 FA Cup
Cowans Donovan Little
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of end of season |}
Goalscorers
As of end of season.
| Rnk | Pos | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | England Gary Shaw | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | DF | Scotland Allan Evans | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | England Gordon Cowans | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | England Brian Little | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | England Dennis Mortimer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | FW | Republic of Ireland Terry Donovan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Scotland Des Bremner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | England David Geddis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | England Tony Morley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | England Colin Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | England Robert Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Scotland Ken McNaught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | England Kenny Swain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTALS | 54 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
Clean sheets
As of end of season.
| Rnk | Pos | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ENG Jimmy Rimmer | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
Overall
As of end of season.
| Top scorer(s) | ENG Gary Shaw (12 goals) |
|---|
References
References
- "Aston Villa's Seasons".
- "www.thewolvessite.co.uk".
- [[The Guardian]], ''Clough apology to directors'', 19 October 1979
- "Pat Heard Career statistics".
- "www.liverweb.org.uk".
- "All Aston Villa football club players: 1980". 11v11.
- "The Squads". AVFCHistory.
- "Transfers". AVFCHistory.
- "1979-80 season squad statistics". 11v11.
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