Game #3410
Aston Villa
11-3-7, 25 PTS
Saturday, 1 January 1977
4th= (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
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
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
Team News
John Burridge returns after a seven game absence in place of Jake Findlay whilst Chris Nicholl returns after four games out alongside Alex Cropley. Charlie Young and David Hughes drop out.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.87 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.24 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.42 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Lost
0-2
🟥 1 Jan 1977, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Stuart Pearson
🥅 | 23' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Stuart Pearson
🕒 | HT Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
💥 | 85’ Missed penalty, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
🕒 | FT Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #128 |
Saturday, 1 January 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1972-1977
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Roy Capey | 🏴 | Crewe, 1972-1977
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 101 | 🟩 38 | 🟨 17 | 🟥 46 | ⚽ 167 | 🥅 188 |
League 🕒 90 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 39 | ⚽ 153 | 🥅 162 |
FA Cup 🕒 7 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 18 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 49 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 13 | ⚽ 114 | 🥅 77 |
Away 🕒 51 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 33 | ⚽ 51 | 🥅 110 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 128 | 🟩 | 60 🟨 | 33 🟥 35 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Manchester United
6-6-7, 18 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,446
GK Alex Stepney | 🏴 |
LB Stewart Houston | 🏴 |
CB Martin Buchan | 🏴 |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
M Brian Greenhoff | 🏴 |
M Lou Macari | 🏴 |
M Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
M Sammy McIlroy | 🇬🇧 |
W Gordon Hill | 🏴 |
CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | 🏴 |
Tommy Docherty | 🏴 | (ex)
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Stuart Pearson | 🏴 | (M David McCreery | 🇬🇧 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Ron Saunders' Villa open 1977 with a second successive defeat to make it eleven wins, three draws and seven defeats in twenty one division one games this season.
Not for the first time this season mistakes gift goals to the opposition and Manchester United are once again the beneficiaries as despite Villa’s second half ascendancy they fall to a second successive defeat.
What they Said
"I suppose I lost my head but he was missing everything. I know they've got a job to do and I don't normally lose my temper, but this was too much."
Leighton Phillips on referee Roy Capey.