Game #3425
Aston Villa
15-4-8, 34 PTS
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
Won
8th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 34,458
Sunderland
Villa Park
7-7-18, 21 PTS
Villa play their first League game in nine matches as Andy Gray finally hits his 25th goal of the season after not scoring in his last six games but it’s Dennis Mortimer who runs the show - and the tackles of a forceful Sunderland who resort to bookings and a sending off in an attempt to curtail the Villa captain - to leave Villa with victory and five games in hand over League leaders Ipswich and Liverpool.
Aston Villa
4-1
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Dennis Mortimer | 34' | Andy Gray | 55' | John Gidman | 86' |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa return to League action and now have five games in hand over leaders Ipswich and are twelve points behind. Villa's win over Sunderland makes it fifteen wins, four draws and eight defeats in twenty seven division one games this season.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Wednesday, 23 March 1977
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 143 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 38 🟥 37 | 1.69
Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Homewood | 🏴 | Surrey, 1966-1979
Previous 5:
Last Match:
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
John Homewood
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
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 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
Jimmy Adamson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
Sunderland
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Ray Graydon | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mick Henderson | 🏴 |
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 | 2 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
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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