Game #3396
Aston Villa
5-0-4, 10 PTS
Saturday, 16 October 1976
Won
11th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 31,578
Sunderland
Roker Park
0-4-5, 4 PTS
Sunderland
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa survive a brutal Sunderland display to hold off and then beat the big spenders as Alex Cropley scores his first for the club.
KEY MAN
Alex Cropley, scored his first goal for Villa to secure the win at thuggish big spenders Sunderland, Saturday, 16 October 1976.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
Copyright Historical Football Kits and reproduced by kind permission.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 October 1976
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 1-0, Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
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 | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Terry Farley | 🏴 | County Durham 1975-1981 🆘
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 | 30 🟥 32 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Farley | 🏴 | County Durham 1975-1981
🆘 Failed to punish Sunderland for their more over the top challenges that set the game on a fractious course.
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Sunderland
None
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
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 | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Bob Stokoe | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
CB Jim Holton | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Clarke | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
M Dennis Longhorn | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
M Tony Towers | 🏴 |
W Alan Foggon | 🏴 |
CF Bob Lee | 🏴 |
CF Billy Hughes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Billy Hughes | 🏴 | (M Ray Train | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY 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.
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
All Videos
All Videos
🥶 Three points against the Cherries 🍒 | Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth | HIGHLIGHTS
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
