Game #3408
Saturday, 18 December 1976
Attendance: 33,982
Won
Division One
3rd= (-)
Newcastle United
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Villa record their fourth successive win but make more than usual heavy work of beating Newcastle to the points at Villa Park as John Deehan scores a crucial brace to keep Villa third in the table.
Aston Villa
2-1
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Charlie Young | 30' | Brian Little | 85' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
27’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Gowling
30’ Goal, 1-1, John Deehan, Assist by Charlie Young
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Newcastle United
46’ Sub off, Alex Cropley, Sub on, Mick Buttress
85’ Goal, 2-1, John Deehan, Assist by Brian Little
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the third successive League game to make it eleven wins, three draws and five defeats in nineteen division one games this season.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Saturday, 18 December 1976
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Previous 5:
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Cards:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Gordon Smith replaces John Gidman.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.57 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 27.57 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 18.85 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay |
CB Charlie Young |
FB Gordon Smith |
FB John Robson |
M Leighton Phillips |
M Alex Cropley |
M Dennis Mortimer |
W Frank Carrodus |
CF Andy Gray |
F Brian Little |
F John Deehan |
Newcastle United
Mahoney, McCaffery, Nattrass, Kennedy, Cassidy, Nulty, Craig (ex), Barrowclough, Burns, Cannell, Gowling (g). Manager: Gordon Lee.
SUBSTITUTES
FB Mick Buttress for M Alex Cropley | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
Ray Graydon
John Burridge
Chris Nicholl
John Gidman
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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, 20 December 1976