Game #3391
Saturday, 11 September 1976
Attendance: 23,602
Lost
Division One
4th= (-3)
Queens Park Rangers
LWWWL
Loftus Road
Andy Gray puts Villa ahead with his sixth goal of the season before a stunning QPR goal gives the home side the advantage, Villa recover to put pressure on Rangers defence through to the end but it's not enough to prevent a second defeat in six.
Queens Park Rangers
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 30' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
30’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
35’ Goal, 1-1, (Queen Park Rangers), Masson
HT Queen Park Rangers 1-1 Aston Villa
56’ Goal, 1-2, (Queen Park Rangers), Dave Clement
Sub off, John Robson, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
FT Queen Park Rangers 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it three wins and two defeats in five division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. QPR: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #109 |
Saturday, 11 September 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Derek Nippard, Christchurch |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1967-1978
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.21 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 29.94 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 20.80 |
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 |
Queens Park Rangers
Parkes, McLintock, Webb, Gillard, Clement (g), Kelly (Leach), Hollins, Bowles, Masson (g), Thomas, Givens. Manager: Dave Sexton.
SUBSTITUTES
M Gordon Cowans for FB John Robson |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
"Don't worry, we'll get better.
“Naturally Rangers consider that Dave Clement goal was superb. But from our point of view it was bloody awful.
“He picked the ball up ten yards to my right and was allowed to run half the length of the pitch before scoring and we didn't get In one tackle."
Ron Saunders.
"It was a really exciting game.
"We played well until our second goal —a memorable goal then Villa took over and showed why they had reached the top of the First Division table.”
QPR manager Dave Sexton.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 13 September 1976