Game #3410
Aston Villa
11-3-7, 25 PTS

Saturday, 1 January 1977
4th= (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK John Burridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 |
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Mick Buttress | 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
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
W Ray Graydon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 | ๐ฌ๐ง | 30.24 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.42 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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 Villaโs second half ascendancy they fall to a second successive defeat.
Starting XI

Lost
0-2
๐ฅ 1 Jan 1977, Villa 0-2 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 15' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Stuart Pearson
๐ฅ
| 23' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Stuart Pearson
๐ | HT Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | 85โ Missed penalty, (Manchester United), Sammy McIlroy
๐ | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Roy Capey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crewe, 1972-1977
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Roy Capey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Crewe, 1972-1977
Previous 5 vs. United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 101 | ๐ฉ 38 | ๐จ 17 | ๐ฅ 46 | โฝ 167 | ๐ฅ
188 |
League ๐ 90 | ๐ฉ 35 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 39 | โฝ 153 | ๐ฅ
162 |
FA Cup ๐ 7 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 5 | โฝ 10 | ๐ฅ
18 |
League Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 4 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Home ๐ 49 | ๐ฉ 27 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 13 | โฝ 114 | ๐ฅ
77 |
Away ๐ 51 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 8 | ๐ฅ 33 | โฝ 51 | ๐ฅ
110 |
Neutral ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
1 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
๐ 128 | ๐ฉ | 60 ๐จ | 33 ๐ฅ 35 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
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.
Division One
Manchester United
6-6-7, 18 PTS
Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,446
GK Alex Stepney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Stewart Houston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Buchan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Nicholl | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Brian Greenhoff | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lou Macari | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Steve Coppell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Sammy McIlroy | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Gordon Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Stuart Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Jimmy Greenhoff | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tommy Docherty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (ex)
Substitutes
๐ | CF Stuart Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M David McCreery | ๐ฌ๐ง |)
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: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1976-77
Playing Squad


























