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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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
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
PROGRAMME
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