Game #3421
Aston Villa
14-4-8, 32 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1977
Drew
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Attendance: 22,038
Leicester City
Filbert Street
9-12-8, 30 PTS
A depleted Villa open the scoring at Filbert Street but are pegged back by a first half penalty after Gordon Cowans' foul in the box to leave Villa fifth in the table with a point apiece on the eve of the League Cup final.
Leicester City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' |
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 HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
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
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: None
Pat Partridge
CARDS
Villa
None
Leicester City
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
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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