Game #3403
Aston Villa
8-2-5, 18 PTS

Saturday, 20 November 1976
4th= (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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 Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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
Goalkeepers
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
Full Backs
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Jake Findlay and John Deehan come in for their first starts of the season in place of John Burridge and Ray Graydon.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.20 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง | 30.13 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.30 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Two Chris Nicholl errors, following blunders against Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion cost Villa despite Coventry being swamped by another strong attacking performance from Villa.
Ron Saunders' Villa draw for the second successive game to make it eight wins, two draws and five defeats in fifteen division one games this season.
Starting XI

Drew
2-2
๐จ 20 Nov 1976, Villa 2-2 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Gidman | 44' | Andy Gray | 74' |
Assist(s) | Frank Carrodus | 44' | Alex Cropley | 74' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 44โ Goal, 1-0, John Gidman, Assist by Frank Carrodus
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
๐ฅ
| 47โ Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Mick Ferguson
๐ฅ
| 53โ Goal, 1-2, (Coventry City), Mick Ferguson
โฝ | 74โ Goal, 2-2, Andy Gray, Assist by Alex Cropley
๐ฅ | 77โ Sending off, (Coventry City), John Beck, Kick
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Coventry City
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Saturday, 20 November 1976
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Redditch, 1976
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: John Yates | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Redditch, 1976
Linesmen: P. C. Beech (Worcester); A. R. Humpage (Market Drayton)
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 10 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 12 | ๐ฅ
7 |
League ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
5 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Away ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 121 | ๐ฉ | 56 ๐จ | 32 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Coventry City
5-3-4, 13 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,047
GK Jim Blyth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Coop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Larry Lloyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Jimmy Holmes | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M John Beck | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Barry Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Donal Murphy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
F Ian Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Gordon Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Donal Murphy | ๐ฎ๐ช | (M Tommy Hutchison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jim Blyth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Larry Lloyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Mick Coop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bobby McDonald (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Jimmy Holmes | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M John Beck | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Barry Powell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Hutchison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Terry Yorath | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Donal Murphy | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
Forwards
F Ian Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1976-77
Playing Squad















































