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Game #3401
Aston Villa
8-0-5, 16 PTS
Saturday, 6 November 1976
Won
3rd= (+4)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Division One
Manchester United
4-4-4, 12 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 44,789
Aston Villa
3-2
Manchester United
Assist(s) | John Gidman | 39' | Frank Carrodus | 46' | Ray Graydon | 54' |
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 November 1976
๐ฅ
| 24โ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Stuart Pearson
โฝ | 39โ Goal, 1-1, Dennis Mortimer, Assist by John Gidman
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester United
โฝ | 46โ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Frank Carrodus
๐ฅ
| 49โ Goal, 2-2, (Manchester United), Gordon Hill
โฝ | 54โ Goal, 3-2, Andy Gray, Assist by Ray Graydon
๐ฅ | 67โ Missed penalty, Ray Graydon
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Manchester United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 November 1976
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
Manchester United
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #119 |
Saturday, 6 November 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Flint | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 1973โ1982
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 119 | ๐ฉ | 56 ๐จ | 30 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Flint | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 1973โ1982
Matches Officiated: 3
๐ฉ : 1
๐จ : 1
๐ฅ : 1
๐ : 0
Previous 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ
Last Match: ๐ฅ 7 February 1976, Villa 1-2 Manchester City, Maine Road.
Cards: None
CARDS
None
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | 30.09 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 20.95 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
MANAGER
Tommy Docherty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Manchester United
GK Alex Stepney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Arthur Albiston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Stewart Houston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Brian Greenhoff | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gerry Daly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Sammy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Chris McGrath | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Gordon Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Stuart Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David McCreery | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
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
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Media & Commentary
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORTS
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