Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City - December 26, 1980 / Division 1 1980/1981
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![photo Peter Withe](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_11/11012.webp)
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![photo Peter Griffiths](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Paul Randall](/images/base/default_user.png)
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Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Rimmer | 32 | 149 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Evans | 24 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Williams | 20 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Swain | 28 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gordon Cowans | 22 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ken McNaught | 25 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dennis Mortimer | 28 | 185 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Des Bremner | 28 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gary Shaw | 19 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Morley | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Withe | 38 | 29 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
93
Stoke City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Peter Fox | 23 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brendan O'Callaghan | 25 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Dodd | 27 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Iain Munro | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Hampton | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ray Evans | 31 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Bracewell | 18 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Doyle | 34 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul Randall | 46 | 22 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lee Chapman | 21 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Adrian Heath | 19 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
57
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Peter Griffiths | 46 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Peter Withe
IN
David Geddis
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Doyle
IN
Dennis Thorley
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
340
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Saunders vs Stoke City
4 victories
3 draws
4 losses
Saunders vs Durban
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
138
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Durban vs Aston Villa
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Durban vs Saunders
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Videos
Key figures
![icon stats](/images/base/coach.png)
Only back at the time of George Ramsay head of (01/07/1884-01/07/1926), you can see a manager go over Ron Saunders with 41% of wins in Premier League (48%).
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
Aston Villa keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 06/12/1980).
![icon stats](/images/base/coach.png)
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Ron Saunders has reached 33% of clean sheets .
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VAston Villa 3-0 Tottenham18/10/1980 | VAston Villa 4-1 Brighton & Hove22/10/1980 | VAston Villa 2-0 Leicester01/11/1980 | DAston Villa 1-1 Leeds United15/11/1980 | DAston Villa 1-1 Arsenal29/11/1980 | VAston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City13/12/1980 |
Overall | DAston Villa 1-1 Leeds United15/11/1980 | LLiverpool 2-1 Aston Villa22/11/1980 | DAston Villa 1-1 Arsenal29/11/1980 | LMiddlesbrough 2-1 Aston Villa06/12/1980 | VAston Villa 3-0 Birmingham City13/12/1980 | LBrighton & Hove 1-0 Aston Villa20/12/1980 |
Current form
Away | VSouthampton 1-2 Stoke City11/10/1980 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Stoke City25/10/1980 | DSunderland 0-0 Stoke City08/11/1980 | DWest Bromwich Albion 0-0 Stoke City25/11/1980 | LWolverhampton 1-0 Stoke City29/11/1980 | DManchester United 2-2 Stoke City13/12/1980 |
Overall | VStoke City 1-0 Crystal Palace22/11/1980 | DWest Bromwich Albion 0-0 Stoke City25/11/1980 | LWolverhampton 1-0 Stoke City29/11/1980 | DStoke City 2-2 Everton06/12/1980 | DManchester United 2-2 Stoke City13/12/1980 | VStoke City 1-0 Leicester20/12/1980 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 8 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 8 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 3 |
Winless streak | 5 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
23 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
23 |
11 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
11 |
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
8 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
4 |
Goals
39 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
27 |
22 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
9 |
21 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
31 |
6 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
19 |
1.7 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.17 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.82 |
0.91 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.35 |
0.55 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.73 |
Betting aid
13 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
12 |
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
8 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
5 |
12 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
12 |
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
0 |
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
![]() | Gary Shaw | 13 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Lee Chapman | ![]() |
![]() | Gary Shaw | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Lee Chapman | ![]() |
![]() | Gordon Cowans | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Gary Shaw | 10 goals during the last 16 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | Lee Chapman | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
104 gf
36 ga
Away
48 gf
65 ga
Total
152 gf
101 ga
Historical head to head
Home
65 gf
48 ga
Away
36 gf
104 ga
Total
101 gf
152 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
February 17, 1923 |
Home | 6 - 0 |
February 17, 1923 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 1 |
December 10, 1966 |
Away | 3 - 1 |
August 26, 1963 |
Latest head to head
March 29, 1980 - Division 1 1979/1980
November 17, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980
May 16, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 02, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
March 27, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Stoke City
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Tony Hateley | 3 goals | 1963 - 1965 |
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John MacLeod | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Willie Anderson | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
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Allan Evans | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
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Mike Tindall | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
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Andy Gray | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
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Harry Burrows | 6 goals | 1965 - 1966 |
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Peter Dobing | 4 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
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Royston Vernon | 2 goals | 1965 - 1966 |
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Jimmy Greenhoff | 1 goal | 1975 - 1975 |
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George Eastham | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Geoff Scott | 1 goal | 1979 - 1979 |
Players with most games played vs Stoke City
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John Sleeuwenhoek | 7 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
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Charlie Aitken | 7 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
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Tony Hateley | 6 matches | 1963 - 1966 |
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Alan Deakin | 6 matches | 1963 - 1966 |
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John MacLeod | 5 matches | 1964 - 1967 |
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Phillip Woosnam | 5 matches | 1963 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
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Alan Bloor | 8 matches | 1964 - 1977 |
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Dennis Viollet | 7 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
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Peter Dobing | 7 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
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Eric Skeels | 6 matches | 1963 - 1966 |
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Alan Dodd | 6 matches | 1975 - 1980 |
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Maurice Setters | 5 matches | 1964 - 1966 |
They played in both sides
147 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
247 matches
10 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
299 matches
3 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
11 matches
They played in both sides
10 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
299 matches
147 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
247 matches
3 matches
![Aston Villa logo Aston Villa](/images/photos/clubs/1986-1987/a_0/442.png)
![Stoke City logo Stoke City](/images/photos/clubs/1988-1989/a_0/648.png)
11 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 26, 1980
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