Game #3425
Aston Villa
15-4-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
8th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
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
Goalkeepers
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 2 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
Team News
Andy Gray replaces Ray Graydon.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.40 |
Oldest Player |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 | 27.83 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 18.42 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Won
4-1
🟩 23 Mar 1977, Villa 4-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | John Gidman | 26' | Andy Gray | 34' | John Deehan | 55' | 86' |
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 34' | Andy Gray | 55' | John Gidman | 86' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, John Gidman
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 2-0, Andy Gray, Assist by Dennis Mortimer
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-0, John Deehan, Assist by Andy Gray
🥅 | 65’ Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland), Mel Holden
🟥 | 69’ Sending off, (Sunderland), Colin Waldron
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 4-1, John Deehan, Assist by John Gidman
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Sunderland
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1967-1978
Linesmen: L. Bates (Acton Trussell); B. Langford (Coventry)
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 138 | 🟩 W59 (43% ) | 🟨 D34 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L45 (33% ) | ⚽ 238 | 🥅 226 | GD 12
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 143 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 38 🟥 37 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Sunderland
7-7-18, 21 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,458
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
CB Colin Waldron | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Elliott | 🏴 |
RB Mick Docherty | 🏴 |
M Doug Collins | 🏴 |
M Kevin Arnott | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
CF Bob Lee | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Mick Henderson | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Barry Siddall | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Colin Waldron | 🏴 |
CB Jack Ashurst | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Elliott | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Joe Bolton | 🏴 |
RB Mick Docherty | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Doug Collins | 🏴 |
M Kevin Arnott | 🏴 |
M Mick Henderson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Kerr | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Bob Lee | 🏴 |
CF Mel Holden | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa return to League action for the first time in nine matches.
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 finally hits his ⚽ 25th goal of the season after being goalless in his last six games but it’s midfielder Dennis Mortimer 🏴 who runs the show as a forceful Sunderland resort to outrageous tackles culminating in bookings and a sending off in an attempt to curtail the Villa captain.
Villa makes it 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 four draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty seven division one games this season.
Villa now have five games in hand over leaders Ipswich and are twelve points behind.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 scores his ⚽ 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 148th appearance.
Starting XI
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Sub 5
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Match Media
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