Game #3409
Aston Villa
11-3-6, 25 PTS
Monday, 27 December 1976
4th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M David Hughes | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
Team News
David Hughes makes his debut in place of Alex Cropley.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.94 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.59 |
Youngest Player |
M David Hughes | 🏴 | 18.79 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 M David Hughes | 🏴 | #587 | Youth team promotion
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa 🟥 lose to Middlesbrough for the first time in seven years and 🟥 lose for the first time in nine this season as they are beaten at Ayresome Park in the final game of 1976.
Despite a late rally that threatened a draw after David Hughes’ 🏴 debut goal, Villa were left with too much to do after a suicidal first half performance.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it 🟩 eleven wins, 🟨 three draws and 🟥 six defeats in 🕒 twenty division one games this season.
Midfielder David Hughes 🏴 18 makes a goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from junior football in June 1974.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 38th appearance.
Starting XI
Lost
2-3
🟥 27 Dec 1976, Villa 2-3 Boro, Ayresome
Scorer(s) | Andy Gray | 14' | David Hughes | 66' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 14' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David Hughes
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), David Mills
⚽ | 14’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 1-2, (Middlesbrough), David Mills
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 1-3, (Middlesbrough), David Mills
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 3-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 66' Goal, 3-2, David Hughes
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 3-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Monday, 27 December 1976
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Previous 5 vs. Boro: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 90 | 🟩 W43 (48% ) | 🟨 D21 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L26 (29% ) | ⚽ 172 | 🥅 122 | GD 50
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 33 🟥 34 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Division One
Middlesbrough
9-4-6, 22 PTS
Ayresome Park
Attendance: 31,451
GK Jim Platt | 🏴 |
RB John Craggs | 🏴 |
CB Willie Maddren | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Stuart Boam | 🏴 |
CB Tony McAndrew | 🏴 |
LB Terry Cooper | 🏴 |
M Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
M Peter Brine | 🏴 |
M David Armstrong | 🏴 |
F David Mills | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Alf Wood | 🏴 |
Jack Charlton | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Willie Maddren | 🏴 | (CF Alan Willey | 🏴 |)
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: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1976-77
Playing Squad
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 | #567 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 | #577 |
CB Charlie Young | 🇨🇾 | #585 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | #558 |
CB David Evans | 🏴 | #593 |
CB Leighton Phillips | 🏴 | #572 |
RB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | #583 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | #560 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 | #562 |
RB Keith Masefield | 🏴 | #575 |
LB Mick Buttress | 🏴 | #586 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | #584 |
M David T Hughes | 🏴 | #587 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | #580 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | #582 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | #588 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | #569 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 | #552 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | #576 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | #578 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | #555 |
CF John Deehan | 🏴 | #579 |
