Game #3419
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 February 1977
Won
5th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Attendance: 48,812
Port Vale
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0
Port Vale
Assist(s) | Alex Cropley | 86' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it successive 3-0 cup victories as they get past third division Vale in the FA Cup 5th Round.
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: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Port Vale
Previous 5 vs. Port Vale: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #34 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Saturday, 26 February 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 35 🟥 36 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Jones | 🏴 | Ormskirk, 1963-1977
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Port Vale
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.07 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.40 |
Youngest Player |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | 19.57 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 74' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Derek Brownbill | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“But what could I do [but select Andy Gray and Alex Cropley as neither was fit].
"I couldn't leave them both out because I only had one - Gordon Cowans - to put in.
“In the end they both said they wanted to play so I decided to let them.
“Gray was suffering more than Cropley and that was why I took him off when I did.”
Ron Saunders.
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 28 February 1977
“Villa are reaching the two matches-a-week stage now.
“A 12-strong first team squad just is not big enough.
“Where is the cheque book? But then, where are the players?“
*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 28 February 1977
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