Game #3402
Aston Villa
8-1-5, 17 PTS

Wednesday, 10 November 1976
4th (-1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
๐ | FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 82' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Gray. Foul (2)
๐จ Leighton Phillips, Dissent (5)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | 30.10 |
Youngest Player |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 20.96 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Albion, hammered 0-7 in their last match are once again overly aggressive yet are allowed far too much leniency by referee Ken Baker before they injure and force off Ray Graydon ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ whilst even Andy Gray ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, on his fiftieth Villa appearance canโt break through.
Ron Saunders' ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa ๐จ draw for the first time this season to make it ๐ฉ eight wins, ๐จ one draw and ๐ฅ five defeats in ๐ fourteen division one games this season.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ scores for the second successive game to make it โฝ three goals in his ๐ first 31 appearances in a Villa shirt.
Right back John Gidman ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ contributes his โฝ ๐ฅ 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 128th appearance at a rate of one every 8.53 games.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Drew
1-1
๐จ 10 Nov 1976, Villa 1-1 Albion, Hawthorns
Scorer(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 15' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 15โ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Mortimer
๐จ | 38โ Booking, Andy Gray, Foul
๐ | HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 82โ Sub off, Ray Graydon, Sub on, John Robson
๐ฅ
| 83โ Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), John Wile
๐ | FT West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Leighton Phillips, Dissent
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #120 |
Wednesday, 10 November 1976
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rugby, 1976 ๐
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Ken Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rugby, 1976
Referee: Ken Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Rugby, 1976
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ : 1
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0% | ๐จ 100% | ๐ฅ 0% | ๐ : 100%
Cards ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 0 | 2.00 |
Penalty โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Last 5: ๐จ
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 120 | ๐ฉ | 56 ๐จ | 31 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
5-4-5, 14 PTS
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 42,900
GK Bob Ward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Aly Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
D John Wile | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Paddy Mulligan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Len Cantello | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mick Martin | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Johnny Giles | ๐ฎ๐ช |
F Ray Treacy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CF Tony Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Joe Mayo | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alistair Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Johnny Giles | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
F Ian Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1976-77
Playing Squad


























