Game #3421
Aston Villa
14-4-8, 32 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1977
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB David Evans | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Injury | 4 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
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 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Drew
1-1
🟨 5 Mar 1977, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Scorer(s) | John Deehan | 23' |
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 23' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 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
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Saturday, 5 March 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Officials
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | County Durham, 1968-1980
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 55 | 🟩 W17 (31% ) | 🟨 D11 | 🇺(51% ) | 🟥 L27 (49% ) | ⚽ 103 | 🥅 121 | GD -18
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 139 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 36 🟥 36 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Leicester City
9-12-8, 30 PTS
Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,038
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 | 🏴 |
Jimmy Bloomfield | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Alan Birchenall | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
A depleted Villa open the scoring at Filbert Street but are pegged back by a first half penalty to leave Villa fifth in the table on the eve of the League Cup final.
Villa make it 🟩 fourteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty six division one games this season under Ron Saunders.
Midfielder Gordon Cowans 🏴 contributes his 🔥 first assist in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 10th appearance (5 Starts) before conceding the penalty that allowed Leicester to equalise.
Midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt.
Centre back David Evans 🏴 makes his debut appearance in the Villa squad.
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