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Game #3388

Aston Villa

Saturday, 28 August 1976

Won

1st= (+8)

WWWLW

Division One

Attendance: 32,058

Everton

Goodison Park

Villa win a top flight away game for the first time since their return last season and the first time since beating Leeds in February 1967.

Everton

0-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 28 August 1976

20’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little
34’ Goal, 2-0, Own Goal, Mick Lyons
HT Everton 0-2 Aston Villa
FT Everton 0-2 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Ron Saunders' Villa make it two wins and one defeat in three division one games this season.

Aston Villa

Everton

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1969-70

FIXTURE HISTORY

Everton

Previous 5 vs. Everton: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Saturday, 28 August 1976

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Pat Partridge, Middlesbrough |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | County Durham, 1966-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None

CARDS

Villa

None

Everton

None

Pat Partridge

TEAM NEWS

Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.17 |

Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 29.90 |

Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 20.76 |

MANAGER

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 |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |

Everton

Davies, Jones, Kenyon, Lyons, McNaught (ex), Bernard, Dobson, King, Pearson (Smallman), Telfer, Latchford. Manager: Billy Bingham.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

W Steve Hunt |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

None

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"We did well against four of Europe's top sides in pre-season games.

“Then we thrashed West Ham on the first day of the season.

“The players thought City would be a doddle."

Ron Saunders.

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 30 August 1976