Game #3394
Aston Villa
4-0-3, 8 PTS
Saturday, 25 September 1976
Won
5th= (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Leicester City
0-6-1, 6 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,652
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 82' |
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 September 1976
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Alex Cropley
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Graydon (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Leicester City
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Little
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Leicester City
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 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 25 September 1976
Villa climb back to 5th in the table after beating Leicester at Villa Park as centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 ⚽ scores for the fifth consecutive game and ⚽ nets his tenth goal of the season.
Villa 🟩 win for the first time in three League games to make it 🟩 four wins and 🟥 three defeats in seven division one games this season.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 25 makes his 🕒 debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Arsenal for a fee of £125,000 on 21 September 1976 to become the 584th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | #584 | £125,000 signing from Arsenal
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
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 25 September 1976
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🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1973-1984
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 | 30 🟥 31 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Richardson | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1973-1984
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands Alex Cropley his debut in place of Gordon Cowans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.20 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 29.98 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 20.84 |
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Rofe | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Blockley | 🏴 |
D Alan Woollett | 🏴 |
D Stephen Whitworth | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 |
M Keith Weller | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
CF Bob Lee | 🏴 |
CF Chris Garland | 🏴 |
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 |
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 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
FB John Robson | 🏴 | | 4 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, 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
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 25 Sep 1976, Villa 2-0 Leicester, Villa Park