Game #3406
Aston Villa
9-3-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 11 December 1976
Leeds United
1-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Leeds United
5-7-5, 17 PTS
Elland Road
Attendance: 31,232
Won
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Brian Little | 25' | Leighton Phillips | 58' | John Deehan | 70' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 December 1976
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Charlie Young
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0. Andy Gray, Assist by Brian Littlle
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Leeds United), David McNiven
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Leighton Phillips
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-1, Alex Cropley, Assist by John Deehan
🕒 | FT Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in four League games but are now unbeaten in six to make it nine wins, three draws and five defeats in seventeen division one games this season. Meanwhile, central defender Charlie Young made his Villa debut after joining from school football in June 1974. Charlie was a replacement for Chris Nicholl who was suffering from a broken nose.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Leeds United
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 11 December 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 58 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Nolan | 🏴 | Stockport, 1974-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
John Robson, John Deehan and Charlie Young (debut) replace Chris Nicholl, Gordon Smith and Steve Hunt.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.59 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.55 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 18.84 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 🟢 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Armfield | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
Leeds United
GK David Harvey | 🏴 |
LB Trevor Cherry | 🏴 |
LB Frank Gray | 🏴 |
LB Peter Hampton | 🏴 |
CB Gordon McQueen | 🏴 |
RB Paul Reaney | 🏴 |
M Peter Lorimer | 🏴 |
W Eddie Gray | 🏴 |
W David McNiven | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Jordan | 🏴 |
CF Byron Stevenson | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
CF Gary Liddell | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 3 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
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
🟢 CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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