He was transferred to Aston Villa in 1979 for £300,000 and the following season won a league championship medal by being one of the 14 players Villa used that season.
hiː wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tʊ ɐstˈɑːn vˈɪlə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən wˈʌn ɐ lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp mˈɛdəl baɪ bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈoːɹtiːn plˈeɪɚz vˈɪlə jˈuːzd ðæt sˈiːzən.