Game #3396
Saturday, 16 October 1976
Attendance: 31,578
Won
Division One
11th= (-)
Sunderland
LWWLW
Roker Park
Villa survive a brutal Sunderland display to hold off and then beat the big spenders as Alex Cropley scores his first for the club.
Sunderland
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Alex Cropley, scored his first goal for Villa to secure the win at thuggish big spenders Sunderland, Saturday, 16 October 1976.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
HT Sunderland 0-0 Aston Villa
75’ Goal, 1-0, Alex Cropley
FT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
Cards.
Booking, Alex Cropley, Lunge
Booking, Dennis Mortimer, Tackle
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it five wins and four defeats in nine division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Saturday, 16 October 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Terry Farley, Newton Aycliffe |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 1-0 |
Last 5 Games | LWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Farley | 🏴 | County Durham 1975-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.26 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.03 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 20.89 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
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 |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
Sunderland
Siddall, Holton, Ashurst, Clarke, Bolton, Longhorn, Kerr, Towers, Lee, Foggon, Hughes (Train). Manager: Bob Stokoe.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson |
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
"I didn't think it had gone in.
"I thought I had put it too near the keeper because as I turned away there was no noise from the crowd.
“The next thing I knew the rest of the team were jumping on top of me."
Alex Cropley.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 18 October 1976