Aston Villa

Reserves

Saturday, 22 April 1978

1977-78

Drew

1-1

Newcastle United

Central League

🟩 22 Jan 1977 Villa 5-0 Sheffield United

Scorer(s): Adrian O’Dowd

Fixture List

🟨 20 Aug 1977 Villa 0-0 Huddersfield

Central League

🟩 23 Aug 1977 Manchester City 0-1 Villa

Central League

🟨 27 Aug 1977 Burnley 0-0 Villa

Central League

🟥 3 Sep 1977 Villa 0-2 Everton

Central League

🟩 10 Sep 1977 Sheffield United 0-2 Villa

Central League

🟥 17 Sep 1977 Villa 0-1 Forest

Central League

🟥 24 Sep 1977 Bolton 2-0 Villa

Central League

🟩 1 Oct 1977 Bury 1-2 Villa

Central League

🟥 5 Oct 1977 Villa 0-1 Coventry

Central League

🟥 8 Oct 1977 Villa 2-3 Stoke

Central League

🟥 2 Apr 1977 Villa 0-1 Stoke

Central League

🟥 22 Oct 1977 Wolves 2-1 Villa

Central League

🟨 29 Oct 1977 Albion 1-1 Villa

Central League

🟥 5 Nov 1977 Villa 0-1 Blackpool

Central League

🟩 12 Nov 1977 Leeds 0-1 Villa

Central League

🟥 3 Dec 1977 Villa 0-1 Liverpool

Central League

🟩 10 Dec 1977 Newcastle 2-3 Villa

Central League

🟨 13 Dec 1977 Huddersfield 1-1 Villa

Central League

🟨 17 Dec 1977 Villa 0-0 United

Central League

🟥 20 Dec 1977 Wednesday 1-0 Villa

Central League

🟥 7 Jan 1978 Villa 0-1 Manchester City

Central League

🟥 14 Jan 1978 Villa 1-2 Burnley

Central League

🟨 3 Oct 1976 Villa 0-0 Derby

Central League

🟩 18 Feb 1978 Villa 1-0 Bolton

Central League

🟩 22 Feb 1978 Villa 10-0 Sheffield United

Central League

🟩 25 Feb 1978 Villa 1-0 Bury

Central League

🟥 4 Mar 1978 Stoke 4-0 Villa

Central League

🟨 11 Mar 1978 Preston 0-0 Villa

Central League

🟥 13 Mar 1978 Villa 1-3 Leeds

Central League

🟩 20 Mar 1978 Villa 3-0 Wolves

Central League

🟩 22 Mar 1978 Villa 3-0 Blackburn

Central League

🟨 29 Mar 1978 Villa 0-0 Wednesday

Central League

🟩 1 Apr 1978 Blackpool 0-2 Villa

Central League

🟨 8 Apr 1978 Villa 0-0 Derby

Central League

🟥 15 Apr 1978 Blackburn 1-0 Villa

Central League

🟥 17 Apr 1978 United 1-0 Villa

Central League

🟥 19 Apr 1978 Villa 0-2 Albion

Central League

🟩 22 Jan 1977 Villa 5-0 Sheffield United

Central League

🟨 25 Apr 1978 Coventry 1-1 Villa

Central League

🟨 29 Apr 1978 Liverpool 0-0 Villa

Central League

🟨 3 May 1978 Forest 0-0 Villa

Central League

Line Up & Subs

Line Up & Subs:
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Hendry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Lee Jenkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M John Capaldi | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Gary Shelton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Knight (D Ian Ward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)
F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽

Unused:
None

On This Day

Match Media

1977-78

Reserve Team Squad

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #577 |

Goalkeeper

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Blyth Spartans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #594 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Darlington FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

D Ian Ward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defender

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1979

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #562 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2004

M Glenn Beech | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Spalding United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #601 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M David T Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #587 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Worcester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2023

M Gary Shelton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #595 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Chester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Forward

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Aylesbury United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

Knight

Unknown

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1978

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #567 |

Goalkeeper

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Coventry City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died 2025

CB David Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #593 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Brighouse Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | #585 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Gillingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

FB Martin Stevenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Cambridge United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M John Capaldi | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Armitage 90 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #589 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Bolton Wanderers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Lee Jenkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #597 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

FinnPa 🇫🇮 Retired

CF John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #579 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Barnsley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Alan Ollis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Luton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

Smart

Unknown

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Without Club since 1978

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #611 |

Goalkeeper

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Forest Green Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #599 |

Centre Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Wigan Athletic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Mick Buttress | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #586 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Gillingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #598 |

Full Back

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Bradford City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #582 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Burnley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Ian Hendry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Hereford United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Ivor Linton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #588 |

Midfielder

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening 🇫🇮 Retired

F Tommy Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

Reserve League

Where are they now?

Farsley Celtic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #596 |

Forward

Peak Villa:

First Team

Where are they now?

Ernest Borel 🇭🇰 Died 2024

Aston Villa

Saturday, 22 April 1978

Drew

1-1

Newcastle United

Central League

🟩 22 Jan 1977 Villa 5-0 Sheffield United

Scorer(s): Adrian O’Dowd

Fixture List

Line Up & Subs

​

On This Day

​

Match Media

1977-78

Reserve Team Squad

GK John Burridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #577 |

CB Allan Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #594 |

D Ian Ward | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

FB John Robson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #562 |

M Glenn Beech | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

M Colin Gibson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #601 |

M David T Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #587 |

M Gary Shelton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #595 |

F Adrian O'Dowd | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Knight

GK Jake Findlay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #567 |

CB David Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #593 |

CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | #585 |

FB Martin Stevenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

M John Capaldi | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

M John Gregory | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #589 |

M Lee Jenkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #597 |

CF John Deehan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #579 |

F Alan Ollis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Smart

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #611 |

CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #599 |

LB Mick Buttress | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #586 |

LB Gary Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #598 |

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #582 |

M Ian Hendry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Unused Sub |

M Ivor Linton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #588 |

F Tommy Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

F Gary Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #596 |