Game #3398
Saturday, 23 October 1976
Attendance: 37,094
Won
Division One
2nd= (+2)
Bristol City
WLWWW
Villa Park
Villa go level on points with second placed Liverpool but ahead on goal difference as they again have to come from behind before another fine second half showing dispatches Bristol City as Chris Nicholl equalises, John Gidman scores the first headed goal of his career and Ray Graydon caps it off.
Aston Villa
3-1
Bristol City
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 51' | 64' | Brian Little | 78' |
KEY MAN
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
27’ Goal (Bristol City), Tom Ritchie
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Bristol City
51’ Goal, Chris Nicholl, Assist by Alex Cropley
64’ Goal, John Gidman, Assist by Alex Cropley
78’ Goal, Ray Graydon, Assist by Brian Little
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Bristol City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it seven wins and four defeats in eleven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Bristol City
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Saturday, 23 October 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
Referee | Roger Kirkpatrick, Leicester |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick | 🏴 | Leicester, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Bristol City
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.28 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 30.05 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 20.91 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
MANAGER
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 |
Bristol City
Bond, Collier, Rodgers, Gillies, Drysdale, Whitehead, Tainton, Sweeney, Mann, Gow, Ritchie (g) (McNeill). Manager: Alan Dicks.
SUBSTITUTES
None
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
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
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 25 October 1976