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First Division
4th of 22
UEFA Cup Qualification

Season 88 | 1976-77

Ron Saunders | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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John Burridge

Player #577
Goalkeeper
GK John Burridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #577 |

3 December 1951

Workington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

0

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

49

โ›”

19

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 80 | โœ… 80 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Jake Findlay

Player #567
Goalkeeper
GK Jake Findlay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #567 |

13 July 1954

Blairgowrie ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

8

โšฝ

0

โœ…

8

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

19

โ›”

3

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Chris Nicholl

Player #558
Centre Back
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | #558 |

12 October 1946

Wilmslow ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

6

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 253 | โœ… 253 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 20 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Leighton Phillips

Player #572
Centre Back
CB Leighton Phillips | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #572 |

25 September 1949

Neath ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

54

โšฝ

0

โœ…

54

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 120 | โœ… 116 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 4 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Charlie Young

Player #585
Centre Back
CB Charlie Young | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ | #585 |

14 February 1958

Nicosia ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ

Cyprus ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

11

โšฝ

0

โœ…

10

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

David Evans

Player #593
Centre Back
CB David Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #593 |

20 May 1958

West Bromwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

0

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 0 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

John Gidman

Player #560
Full Back
RB John Gidman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #560 |

10 January 1954

Liverpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

41

โšฝ

4

โœ…

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 152 | โœ… 151 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 17

John Robson

Player #562
Full Back
FB John Robson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #562 |

15 July 1950

Consett ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

44

โšฝ

0

โœ…

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 170 | โœ… 167 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Gordon Smith

Player #583
Full Back
RB Gordon Smith | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #583 |

3 July 1954

Partick ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

39

โšฝ

0

โœ…

36

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

3

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 39 | โœ… 36 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 3

Keith Masefield

Player #575
Full Back
RB Keith Masefield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #575 |

26 February 1957

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 3 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Mick Buttress

Player #586
Full Back
LB Mick Buttress | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #586 |

23 March 1958

Peterborough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Gordon Cowans

Player #582
Midfielder
M Gordon Cowans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #582 |

27 October 1958

West Cornforth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

26

โšฝ

3

โœ…

21

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

5

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 27 | โœ… 21 | ๐Ÿ” 6 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Dennis Mortimer

Player #580
Midfielder
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #580 |

5 April 1952

Liverpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

55

โšฝ

5

โœ…

55

๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 69 | โœ… 69 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 15

Alex Cropley

Player #584
Midfielder
M Alex Cropley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #584 |

16 January 1951

Aldershot ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

40

โšฝ

3

โœ…

40

๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 40 | โœ… 40 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7

Ivor Linton

Player #588
Midfielder
M Ivor Linton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #588 |

20 November 1959

West Bromwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

0

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

2

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

David T Hughes

Player #587
Midfielder
M David T Hughes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #587 |

19 March 1958

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

4

โšฝ

1

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Ray Graydon

Player #552
Winger
W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #552 |

21 July 1947

Bristol ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

23

โšฝ

7

โœ…

23

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 232 | โœ… 227 | ๐Ÿ” 5 | โšฝ 82 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 51

Frank Carrodus

Player #569
Winger
W Frank Carrodus | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #569 |

31 May 1949

Manchester ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

43

โšฝ

1

โœ…

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 135 | โœ… 135 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 6 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

Steve Hunt

Player #576
Winger
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #576 |

4 August 1956

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

1

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 4 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Brian Little

Player #555
Forward
F Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #555 |

25 November 1953

Peterlee ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

56

โšฝ

26

โœ…

56

๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 186 | โœ… 179 | ๐Ÿ” 7 | โšฝ 63 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 41

Andy Gray

Player #578
Forward
CF Andy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #578 |

30 November 1955

Glasgow ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

48

โšฝ

29

โœ…

48

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 81 | โœ… 81 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 41 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 9

John Deehan

Player #579
Forward
CF John Deehan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #579 |

6 August 1957

Solihull ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1976-77
๐Ÿ•’

37

โšฝ

18

โœ…

37

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1976-77 ๐Ÿ•’ 54 | โœ… 53 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 25 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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