Game #3419
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 February 1977
Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Port Vale
Villa Park
Attendance: 48,812
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Port Vale
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 86' |
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 February 1977
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Chris Nicholl
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Port Vale
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 2-0, Brian Little
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Alex Cropley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Port Vale
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 February 1977
Villa beat third division side Port Vale in the FA Cup but Ron Saunders' tiny squad is creaking at the seams with injury and fatigue as they continue to battle for honours on three fronts.
Ron Saunders' Villa make it successive 3-0 cup victories as they get past third division Vale in the FA Cup 5th Round.
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Port Vale
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 26 February 1977
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🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1966-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1966-1977
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.40 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.57 |
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | ⚽ |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Roy Sproson | 🏴 |
Port Vale
GK John Connaughton | 🏴 |
LB Neil Griffiths | 🏴 |
CB Max Thompson | 🏴 |
CB John Ridley | 🏴 |
CB David Harris | 🏴 |
M Kevin Kennerley | 🏴 |
M Colin Tartt | 🏴 |
M Terry Bailey | 🏴 |
M Ken Beech | 🏴 |
F John Rogers | 🏴 |
F Ken Beamish | 🏴 |
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Derek Brownbill | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | | 9 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 5* | 0 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 28 February 1977
🟩 26 Feb 1977, Villa 3-0 Port Vale, Villa Park