Game #3390
Aston Villa
3-0-1, 6 PTS
Saturday, 4 September 1976
Won
1st= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Ipswich Town
1-2-1, 4 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,916
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-2
Ipswich Town
Assist(s) | John Robson | 6' | Brian Little | 57' | Gordon Smith | 77' |
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 September 1976
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little, Assist by John Robson
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 1-1, (Ipswich Town), John Wark
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Ipswich Town
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 3-1, Andy Gray
🥅 | 76’ Goal, 3-2, (Ipswich Town), Keith Bertschin
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 4-2, Andy Gray, Assist by Gordon Smith
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 5-2, Ray Graydon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Ipswich Town
🟨 | Booking, John Robson
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
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 September 1976
Villa dispatch much fancied Ipswich in a devastating second half spell that sees a 19 minute ⚽ hat-trick from 20 year old Andy Gray 🏴 - Villa's first top flight league hat-trick since Tony Hateley's 🏴 in the 5-5 draw with Tottenham in March 1966.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 contributes his ⚽ 🔥 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 38th appearance at a rate of one every 1.95 games.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 three wins and 🟥 one defeat in 🕒 four division one games this season as they remain top of the early table with three of the top four scorers in the League being Villa players.
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Ipswich Town
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1961-62
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #108 |
Saturday, 4 September 1976
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🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Ridden | 🏴 | Shrewsbury, 1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 108 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 30 🟥 29 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Ridden | 🏴 | Shrewsbury, 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
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.92 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.78 |
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
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
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
Ipswich Town
GK Paul Cooper | 🏴 |
RB George Burley | 🏴 |
CB Allan Hunter | 🇬🇧 |
CB Kevin Beattie | 🏴 |
LB Mick Mills | 🏴 |
M Pat Sharkey | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Brian Talbot | 🏴 |
M John Wark | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mick Lambert | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
CF Keith Bertschin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Pat Sharkey | 🇬🇧 | (F Robin Turner | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
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
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 4 Sep 1976, Villa 5-2 Ipswich, Villa Park