Game #3421
Aston Villa
14-4-8, 32 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1977
Leicester City
1-1
Aston Villa
Division One
Leicester City
9-12-8, 30 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,038
Drew
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1977
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-0, John Deehan, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 40' Goal, 1-1, (Leicester City, pen), John Sammels
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa make it fourteen wins, four draws and eight defeats in twenty six division one games this season. Meanwhile, 18 year old defender David Evans made his debut appearance in the Villa squad.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Leicester City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Saturday, 5 March 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 139 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 36 🟥 36 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 29 January 1977, Villa 3-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Jake Findlay (first start in 12) and Gordon Smith (first start in 11) replace John Burridge and David Hughes.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.27 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.37 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Mark Wallington | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Rofe | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Blockley | 🏴 |
D Stephen Whitworth | 🏴 |
M Steve Kember | 🏴 |
M Jon Sammels | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Keith Weller | 🏴 |
W Brian Alderson | 🏴 |
F Frank Worthington | 🏴 |
F Steve Earle | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D David Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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