Game #3386
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 21 August 1976
Aston Villa
4-0
West Ham United
Division One
West Ham United
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,012
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 49' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 August 1976
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gordon Smith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by John Gidman
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Ray Graydon
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 3-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 4-0, Andy Gray
💥 | 83’ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-0 West Ham United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa open the season with a hammering of West Ham as full back Gordon Smith made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from St. Johnstone for a fee of £80,000 on 1 August 1976 and 18 year old midfielder David Hughes made his first appearance in the Villa squad.
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
West Ham United
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Saturday, 21 August 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 104 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 | 30 🟥 28 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Clive Thomas | 🏴 | Treorchy, 1966–1984
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 April 1976, Villa 1-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders hands Gordon Smith his debut.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.88 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.74 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Lyall | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Bill Green | 🏴 |
CB Keith Coleman | 🏴 |
D Tommy Taylor | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Alan Curbishley | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
M Billy Bonds | 🏴 |
M Pat Holland | 🏴 |
M Trevor Brooking | 🏴 |
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Hughes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Mick McGiven | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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