Game #3387
Aston Villa
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Wednesday, 25 August 1976
Lost
9th (-8)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Manchester City
1-1-0, 3 PTS
Maine Road
Attendance: 41,007
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
Manchester City
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 August 1976
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Dennis Tueart
🟨 | 25’ Booking, Leighton Phillips, Retaliation
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Dave Watson
🕒 | HT Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Frank Carrodus, Trip
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 25 August 1976
Villa err after their opening day victory as an overly aggressive Manchester City side win out at Maine Road as Villa's defensive partnership of Chris Nicholl 🇬🇧 and Leighton Phillips 🏴 have an uncharacteristic struggle against the physicality of the home side.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 one win and 🟥 one defeat in 🕒 two division one games this season.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 makes his 🕒 125th start in a Villa shirt.
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Manchester City
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Total 🕒 98 | 🟩 41 | 🟨 21 | 🟥 36 | ⚽ 167 | 🥅 153 |
League 🕒 91 | 🟩 39 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 32 | ⚽ 158 | 🥅 139 |
FA Cup 🕒 6 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 12 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 50 | 🟩 32 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 8 | ⚽ 106 | 🥅 51 |
Away 🕒 47 | 🟩 9 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 60 | 🥅 80 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 6 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Wednesday, 25 August 1976
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🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Walter Johnson | 🏴 | Kendal, 1973-1976
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 | 30 🟥 29 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Walter Johnson | 🏴 | Kendal, 1973-1976
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 🟨
CARDS
🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.89 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.75 |
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
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
Tony Book | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Joe Corrigan | 🏴 |
LB Willie Donachie | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Mike Doyle | 🏴 |
RB Mick Docherty | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Conway | 🇮🇪 |
M Asa Hartford | 🏴 |
W Dennis Tueart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Kidd | 🏴 |
CF Joe Royle | 🏴 |
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David T Hughes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Peter Barnes | 🏴 |
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
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 25 Aug 1976, Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Maine Road